Mexico's position on SRM experiments
Mark Turner
They argued that these practices presume to be large-scale technologies, but they are still under development and currently there are no international agreements that allow them to be supervised. In addition, they indicated, it represents "an economically advantageous way out for a minority and risky for the supposed" remediation of climate change.
In a joint statement, the agencies detailed that solar geoengineering seeks to counteract the effects of climate change, through the emission of gases into the atmosphere such as sulfur dioxide, aluminum sulfate, among others.
"This process induces the sun's rays to be reflected back into space, thus avoiding the increase in temperature in a specific geographical area," they added.
However, they affirmed, "there are enough studies that show that there would be negative and unequal impacts" associated with the release of these aerosols, which cause meteorological imbalances such as winds and torrential rains, as well as droughts in tropical areas, in addition to generating impacts on the depletion of the ozone layer of the planet.
They announced that recently in Baja California Sur, the Make Sunsets company carried out technical experiments of this type, launching meteorological balloons with sulfur dioxide without prior notice and without the consent of the Mexican government and the surrounding communities.
Semarnat and Conacyt mentioned that there is an international moratorium against the deployment of geoengineering since 2010 and that it is still in force, as part of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, to which Mexico is a party.
In addition, they assured that they will carry out precautionary actions to protect communities and environmental environments.
At the same time, Conacyt will coordinate with specialists the review of existing rigorous scientific research to expose the serious risks of solar geoengineering.
