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A solar geoengineering Trojan horse at UNEA-6

A controversial proposal was shut down by Global South countries and broad civil society resistance

Nairobi, Kenya – On the surface, the Swiss resolution on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) at UNEA-6 could appear to be a neutral call to constitute an expert group on SRM. But whether it was intentional or not, the proposed expert group could act as a Trojan horse for the advancement of solar geoengineering, creating a base for geoengineering advocates to set themselves as the main reference in global discussions on SRM. 

Pollution is not a climate solution: Africa wins the fight against solar geoengineering at UNEA-6

Withdrawn resolution on solar geoengineering at UNEA6 is a "victory for common sense", says HOME Alliance

Nairobi, Kenya – In the early hours of this morning at the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) a resolution on solar geoengineering was withdrawn. Numerous African countries, along with many others from the Global South, advocated for the Assembly to reaffirm a precautionary approach to geoengineering, as it has been established by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other UN bodies.

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