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Perspectives

Solar Geoengineering: The Case for an International Non-use Agreement

Published on 14 January 2022

Solar geoengineering is gaining prominence in climate change debates as an issue worth studying; for some it is even a potential future policy option.

We argue here against this increasing normalization of solar geoengineering as a speculative part of the climate policy portfolio. We contend, in particular, that solar geoengineering at planetary scale is not governable in a globally inclusive and just manner within the current international political system. We therefore call upon governments and the United Nations to take immediate and effective political control over the development of solar geoengineering technologies. Specifically, we advocate for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering and outline the core elements of this proposal.

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Biermann, F.; Oomen, J.; Gupta, A.; Ali, S.H.; Conca, K.; Hajer, M.A.; Kashwan, P.; Kotzé, L.J.; Leach, M.; Messner, D.; Okereke, C.; Persson, A.; Potočnik, J.; Schlosberg, D.; Scobie, M. and VanDeveer, S.D. (2022) 'Solar Geoengineering: The Case for an International Non-use Agreement', WIREs Clim Change. 2022;e754, London: Wiley-Blackwell

Authors

Melissa Leach

Emeritus Fellow

Frank Biermann

Jeroen Oomen

Aarti Gupta

Saleem H. Ali

Ken Conca

Maarten A. Hajer

Prakash Kashwan

Louis J. Kotzé

Dirk Messner

Chukwumerije Okereke

Åsa Persson

Janez Potočnik

David Schlosberg

Michelle Scobie

Stacy D. VanDeveer

Publication details

published by
Wiley-Blackwell
doi
10.1002/wcc.754
language
English

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