Mitigation deterrence and the ”moral hazard" of solar radiation management
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Abstract Fears of a moral hazard effect deterring mitigation have dogged solar radiation management ( SRM ) research since before 2006. Researchers have debated the significance and relevance of this concern from multiple disciplines and perspectives. This article explores this debate, highlighting the significance of policy goals and the actual and perceived substitutability of SRM for mitigation. The continuing problems in detecting mitigation deterrence in practice are noted. Different forms of moral hazard effect are distinguished, and the plausibility of mitigation galvanization considered. It is predicted that attention will turn to the situated, contingent expressions of mitigation deterrence and mitigation galvanization among different actors and at different scales; and to more sophisticated practical means to minimize the incidence and impacts of mitigation deterrence.
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Climate change and SAI interact, for example through mitigation deterrence.
“This is by no means a straightforward juxtaposition since the two interact [for example, through mitigation deterrence: actors may be less open to ambitious emissions reduction if there is a 'technofix' on the horizon (McLaren, 2016)]”
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- Authors
- McLaren, D.
- Affiliations
- Lancaster University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- McLaren, Duncan
- ORCID
- McLaren, Duncan
- Venue
- Earth s Future
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 2016-12
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 596-602
- ISSN
- 2328-4277 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2612747242
- Cited by
- 147
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 8.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Earth s Future (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Keywords
- solar radiation management, moral hazard, climate change mitigation, climate policy
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