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The global conversation about solar geoengineering just changed at the UN Environment Assembly. Here’s how.

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As we wrote in part 1 , a Swiss-led proposal to the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) to establish an expert group on solar radiation management (SRM) proved divisive and was eventually withdrawn. At any rate, avoiding steps towards regulation would leave them free to develop norms and policy on SRM as they see fit.