Rayner, S., Redgwell C., Savulescu, J., Pidgeon, N. and Kruger, T. (2009) Memorandum on draft principles for the conduct of geoengineering research. House of Commons Science and Technology Committee enquiry into The Regulation of Geoengineering.

In this memorandum, we present a set of draft principles for the conduct of geoengineering research, which we suggest as a framework to act as a starting point for the collaborative development of international regulation.

We lay out five key principles by which we believe geoengineering research should be guided:

• Geoengineering to be regulated as a public good

• Public participation in geoengineering decision-making

• Disclosure of geoengineering research and open publication of results

• Independent assessment of impacts

• Governance before deployment

We believe that geoengineering needs to be regulated and that there is a need to engage more widely internationally to ensure that any such regulation has broad legitimacy.