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2006-07
Type
House
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Primary member
Answering member
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Legislation
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Publisher
asked Her Majesty's Government:What consideration they are giving to large-scale geo-engineering schemes as ways of tackling problems caused by global warming; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which such schemes may contribute to a solution to climate change.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What consideration they are giving to large-scale geo-engineering schemes as ways of tackling problems caused by global warming; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which such schemes may contribute to a solution to climate change.
Asked by
Lord Greaves
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 October 2007
Defra keeps in view potential geo-engineering options for mitigating climate change as they are presented, but does not currently support any research into the development of such large-scale geo-engineering schemes.
Some large-scale geo-engineering schemes may have limited potential as a means of reducing future global warming. However, I understand there are significant scientific and technical concerns over all the currently high-profile geo-engineering ideas. There are also grave concerns about the risks of environmentally damaging side effects and considerable debate over the practicability and costs of such schemes.
Our assessments are informed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment, whose latest report was published in 2007, by Defra-funded science undertaken at the Met Office Hadley Centre, and by UK Research Council scientists.
Subjects
Climate change; Pollution control; Geoengineering
Date
17 October 2007
Reference
5438; 695 c52-3WA
House
House of Lords