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Characterize governance challenges associated with solar geoengineering deployment and evaluate conditions under which unilateral implementation (the free-driver problem) can be mitigated.

August 15, 2026International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Challenges and opportunities of solar geoengineering for climate governance

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FFFrancesco Furini MFMichael Finus

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Theoretical review reveals governance mechanisms can mitigate unilateral solar geoengineering risks, highlighting strategic incentives for international climate cooperation.

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Characterize governance challenges associated with solar geoengineering deployment and evaluate conditions under which unilateral implementation (the free-driver problem) can be mitigated.
Surveyed and evaluated theoretical literature on international climate governance, coalition formation, and public goods game theory.
Analyzed the strategic interaction between emissions mitigation policies and solar geoengineering incentives.
Governance frameworks incorporating voting rules, transfer mechanisms, and self-enforcing agreements can theoretically eliminate unilateral free-driving incentives.
Solar geoengineering options can either weaken or strengthen traditional greenhouse gas mitigation efforts depending on institutional design.
Under specific strategic conditions, the prospect of geoengineering deployment facilitates the formation of broader, stable international climate agreements.

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Furini et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80197375c2e31742c856d9 https://doi.org/10.1108/irere-05-2026-0009

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August 15, 2026International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Challenges and opportunities of solar geoengineering for climate governance

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Authors

FFFrancesco Furini MFMichael Finus

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Overview

Theoretical review reveals governance mechanisms can mitigate unilateral solar geoengineering risks, highlighting strategic incentives for international climate cooperation.

Key Points

Characterize governance challenges associated with solar geoengineering deployment and evaluate conditions under which unilateral implementation (the free-driver problem) can be mitigated.
Surveyed and evaluated theoretical literature on international climate governance, coalition formation, and public goods game theory.
Analyzed the strategic interaction between emissions mitigation policies and solar geoengineering incentives.
Governance frameworks incorporating voting rules, transfer mechanisms, and self-enforcing agreements can theoretically eliminate unilateral free-driving incentives.
Solar geoengineering options can either weaken or strengthen traditional greenhouse gas mitigation efforts depending on institutional design.
Under specific strategic conditions, the prospect of geoengineering deployment facilitates the formation of broader, stable international climate agreements.

Cite This Study

Furini et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80197375c2e31742c856d9 https://doi.org/10.1108/irere-05-2026-0009

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