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Written question asked by Lord Framlingham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 December 2024. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Friday, 6 December 2024 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Weather

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what cloud seeding operations are permitted over the United Kingdom, and who is responsible for controlling them.

Answer

The Government is not aware of any cloud seeding operations taking place in the UK and is not deploying such technologies and has no plans to do so. There are no UK or international laws specific to the regulation or governance of weather modification, however, there are many relevant existing legal frameworks and principles .

https://co-create-project.eu/publication/scoping-note-on-applicable-legal-frameworks/


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2905
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Weather
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk