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Geoengineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ban solar radiation management technologies.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
11 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ban solar radiation management technologies.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Government position is that it is not deploying solar radiation management technologies and has no plans in place to do so. The government is not in favour of using Solar Radiation Modification.

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