Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what governance and approval arrangements, including independent oversight mechanisms, apply to climate intervention research funded by his Department.

The Government and its arms-length bodies work closely with the UK research community to ensure research that advances scientific understanding of the risks and impacts associated with climate interventions, including Solar Radiation Modification, is conducted responsibly and complies with all domestic and international regulations.

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has created an independent Oversight Committee, composed of experts in climate science, engineering, ethics and governance, to ensure rigorous and responsible governance in relation to research conducted under their ‘Exploring Climate Cooling’ programme. The Committee advises ARIA leadership by scrutinising outdoor experiment plans, providing recommendations, and may advise against funding certain experiments.