Solar Geoengineering International Non-Use Agreement

The document argues that planetary-scale solar geoengineering cannot be governed justly or inclusively under the current international political system. Consequently, the authors call for governments and the United Nations to establish an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering to prevent its deployment and control its technological development.

• The authors oppose the increasing normalization of solar geoengineering as a speculative component of climate policy portfolios.
• The authors assert that the current international political system is incapable of governing planetary-scale solar geoengineering in a way that is just and globally inclusive.
• The authors propose that the United Nations and national governments implement an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering to exert political control over the technology's development.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Solar Geoengineering International Non-Use Agreement. https://www.sei.org/publications/solar-geoengineering-international-non-use-agreement/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Solar Geoengineering International Non-Use Agreement. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/solar-geoengineering-international-non-use-agreement/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Solar Geoengineering International Non-Use Agreement |date=20 January 2022 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/solar-geoengineering-international-non-use-agreement/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022solar, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Solar Geoengineering International Non-Use Agreement}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/solar-geoengineering-international-non-use-agreement/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }