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Geoengineering

Commons · Question 68289 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

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Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with the Advanced Research and Innovation Agency on holding a public consultation before external trials of sun dimming take place.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 23 Jul 2025

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s (ARIA) ‘Exploring Climate Cooling’ programme, backed by £56.8 million, has been designed to build an evidence base which will enable scientists to better understand and properly assess whether or not Earth cool...