June 3, 2024
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“There is no global consensus around SRM as a climate change response strategy.
At the recent Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), attended by one of the authors, Jennifer Garard, world governments were unable to come to an agreement on whether to call for a scientific assessment of the potential and risks of SRM deployment and the resolution was withdrawn.
As climate scientists, we argue that a robust and democratic scientific assessment process, enriched by the inclusion of the perspectives of diverse stakeholders, would be an important step forward to help the global decision-making community build consensus around this critical and controversial topic.”
In this article from The Conversation, Dr. Jennifer Garard and Dr. Damon Matthews discuss the issues surrounding solar radiation modification technology (SRM).
We invite you to continue reading the article on The Conversation website: https://theconversation.com/honest-dialogue-is-needed-to-help-build-consensus-around-solar-radiation-modification-technology-226697