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Geoengineering: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the UKRI on its funded research projects on solar radiation modification.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
11 Jul 2025
Answer
11 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the UKRI on its funded research projects on solar radiation modification.

  2. 11 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Department engages regularly with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and its constituent Councils, on a range of research and innovation priorities.In April 2025, UKRI’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) invested £10 million in four research...

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