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FOI2025/00698: Geoengineering Projects Funded or Supported by UKRI

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Case reference FOI2025/00698

Received 3 August 2025

Published 29 September 2025

Request

Request Received: 3 August 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please disclose:

1. Any research projects involving solar radiation management, stratospheric aerosol injection, or "sun dimming" techniques funded or supported by UKRI since 2018.

2. Project names, lead researchers, academic institutions involved, and funding amounts.

3. Any correspondence between UKRI and the Gates Foundation or other funders about these projects.

Please provide documents, grant award details, and summaries of findings or reports.

Response

Response Sent: 15 August 2025

Full details of this response are provided in the attached document.

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