Challenges and Opportunities of Solar Geoengineering for Climate Governance

Francesco Furini () and Michael Finus ()
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Francesco Furini: University of Hamburg, Germany
Michael Finus: University of Graz, Austria

No 2026-13, Graz Economics Papers from University of Graz, Department of Economics

Abstract: This review characterizes the governance challenges arising from the potential deployment of solar geoengineering. We survey existing theoretical models that analyze the strategic incentives such technologies generate. In particular, we examine the conditions under which the "free-driver problem", where a single nation or small group of nations initiates solar geoengineering without the consent of the international community, might be avoided or mitigated and explore the implications for international climate governance when mitigation and solar geoengineering policies interact.

Keywords: solar geoengineering; "public gob"; free-riding vs free-driving; climate agreements; mitigation-geoengineering games (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C71 C72 H41 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-07
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