Avoiding Moonraker: Averting Unilateral Geoengineering Efforts

Geoengineering has gradually moved from the realm of forbidden technology to a real possibility for addressing increasingly devastating effects climate change. Despite many concerns regarding geoengineering on planet as whole, absent drastic action global community reduce emissions, which does not currently seem likely, its deployment seems inevitable in near future. This article focuses solar radiation management (SRM), particularly upper atmosphere and space-based mechanisms. There are four main risks that must be evaluated this area: (1) risk geoengineering, (2) unilateral state action, (3) private (4) doing nothing. The posits our legal system is poorly designed these risks, since it ex post actions rather than providing ante measures adequately evaluate minimize risks. Unilateral by individual states or actors cannot addressed measures, such liability regimes. need robust regulatory mechanisms at an international level mitigate negative consequences would inevitably give rise to. Even with mechanisms, however, significance harm caused temperature increases may outweigh any potential who faced choice between survival their people adherence standards.