Solar radiation management as part of the global policy response to climate change: challenges and opportunities for action

研究主题：工程咨询、太阳能地球工程和公共政策太阳辐射管理（SRM）技术已被提出来减少温室气体（GHG）浓度上升造成的一些气候风险。虽然SRM可以帮助降低全球平均温度而不影响排放水平，但它会带来重大的道德，法律的和社会风险，必须在部署之前紧急解决（Chhetri，Netra，et.al（2018）治理太阳辐射管理。华盛顿，DC：气候工程评估论坛，美国大学。https://doi.org/10.17606/M6SM17).由于最近的气候政策框架以减少温室气体排放为导向（例如，巴黎协定和国家确定的贡献），SRM在国家和国际协定中应具有的地位仍然不确定。该研究旨在探讨为什么SRM往往被拒绝从国家和国际协议，以及如何将其纳入政策框架，使用探索性访谈，跨学科研讨会和通过政策分析的国际协议的审查。这项研究将调查工程建议的理论基础，并检查它们是否被政策制定者有效地应用。这项研究还应有助于支持以工程为重点的问题的跨学科方法。最后，研究将提供潜在的有效途径，SRM政策和技术设计，以支持未来SRM政策的发展，为英国。

Research Topic: Engineering advice, solar geoengineering and public policySolar Radiation Management (SRM) techniques have been proposed to reduce some of the climate risks caused by rising greenhouse gases (GHG) concentration. Although SRM could help lower global mean temperatures without impacting emissions level, it raises significant ethical, legal and social risks that must be urgently addressed before any deployment (Chhetri, Netra, et.al (2018) Governing Solar Radiation Management. Washington, DC: Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, American University. https://doi.org/10.17606/M6SM17). As recent climate policy frameworks are oriented towards decreasing GHG emissions (e.g., Paris Agreement and the National Determined Contributions), the position SRM should have in national and international agreements is still uncertain. The study aims to examine why SRM is often rejected from national and international agreements and how it might be included in policy frameworks, using exploratory interviews, transdisciplinary workshops and a review of international agreements via policy analysis. The research will investigate the theory underlying engineering advice and examine whether they are effectively applied by policy makers. The study should also help underpin a transdisciplinary approach of engineering-focused issues. Finally, the research shall offer potential effective approaches to SRM policy and technical design to underpin future SRM policy development for the UK.