Release of the report: Climate geoengineering: a call for caution and rigorous oversight
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Faced with the intensifying effects of climate change and the persistent gap between GHG emission trajectories and Paris Agreement targets, geoengineering methods are attracting growing interest.
The French Academy of Sciences presents its report "Climate geoengineering: scientific status, issues and prospects" on these controversial approaches, stressing the need for strict oversight and reaffirming that reducing GHG emissions remains the top priority.
02.10.2025
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This report looks at the following topics:
➡️Quwhat is climate geoengineering?
➡️La solar radiation modification: uncertainties, risks and climate dependence
➡️L carbon removal and storage: a limited but useful potential
➡️Le carbon capture, storage and recovery: targeted solutions for industrial sectors
The Academy makes several recommendations:
✅ Promote an international agreement to prohibit any initiative, public or private, to deploy MRS, whatever the framework or scale. ;
✅ Support research into the methods envisaged, assessing their environmental, social and economic effects.
✅ Promote a reasoned strategy, focused on industrial sectors and based on clear, shared governance
This report will be unveiled by Laurent Bopp, a member of the French Academy of Sciences, at the "Marine Geoengineering" day on October 2 at the Ifremer center in Brest.