Delegates from the US, Brazil and Saudi Arabia blocked a plan to study the use of geoengineering in the fight against climate change at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi earlier this month. Geoengineering, which involves the manipulation of natural processes in order to halt climate change, remains controversial. The proposal under consideration was a Swiss resolution to “prepare an assessment of the status of geoengineering technologies”. In particular, the resolution called for an analysis of carbon dioxide removal (SRM) and solar radiation management (CDR). The resolution was withdrawn on 14 March.
Delegates from the US, Brazil and Saudi Arabia blocked a plan to study the use of geoengineering in the fight against climate change at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi earlier this month. Geoengineering, which involves the manipulation of natural processes in order to halt climate change, remains controversial. The proposal under consideration was a Swiss resolution to “prepare an assessment of the status of geoengineering technologies”. In particular, the resolution called for an analysis of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM). The resolution was withdrawn on 14 March.