New York Climate Week Virtual Session
Session title: Solar Geoengineering: The Case for an International Non-Use Agreement
Date and time: 26 September (Friday), from 9.00 – 10.30 AM ET
Description: There are growing scientific and political calls for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. This session brought together government representatives and academics to discuss why such a non-use agreement is urgently needed and to reflect on recent policy, legal, and scientific developments.
00:00:00 Welcome and introduction to the session | Aarti Gupta, Professor of Global Environmental Governance, Wageningen University
00:05:11 “The African Perspective on Solar Geoengineering: The Persistent Call for a Global Non-Use Mechanism” | Aristide Taleng Faha, Deputy Permanent Representative to
United Nations Environment Programme, Cameroon Consulate in Nairobi
00:23:55 “Fiji’s Perspective on Solar Geoengineering: Towards a Global Non-Use Mechanism” | Dr. Sivendra Michael, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Fiji
00:30:48 Academic round table
01:09:44 Audience Q&A
01:25:57 Closing remarks
