Question follow-through · 50676

Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Geoengineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason funding was allocated to the Advanced Research and Invention Agency to support research into solar radiation modification techniques.

answeredRichard TiceDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
7 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
16 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason funding was allocated to the Advanced Research and Invention Agency to support research into solar radiation modification techniques.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 May 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in ARIA's Framework Agreement, ARIA has unique operational freedoms, including over its research and project choice and its procedures. This independence allows ARIA to take bold steps to better understand the world we live in, and the Governme...

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