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Geoengineering: Expenditure

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 10991

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8818 on Geoengineering: Expenditure, by when are the 3 projects scheduled to (a) start and (b) finish.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The start and end dates of the 3 projects are as below:

‘Marine Cloud Brightening In a Complex World’ commenced on 25 August 2025 and will end on 30 September 2027.

‘A REsponsible innovation Framework for assessing noveL spray tEChnology research To examine local albedo changes from marine brightening and its multi-scale impacts (REFLECT)’ commenced on 10 June 2025 and will end on 31 July 2028.

‘Evidence-based Assessments to Guide Perceptions, Governance, and Ethical Frameworks for South Asia: Comparing Marine Cloud Brightening Deployment Strategies vis-à vis Carbon Dioxide Removal and Mitigation Efforts’ commenced on 27 June 2025 and will end on 26 June 2028.

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