Living the global social experiment: An analysis of public discourse on solar radiation management and its implications for governance

► This article examines public discourse on solar radiation management. ► A deliberative focus group methodology is developed to elicit public responses. ► Solar radiation management is seen as publicly acceptable only when a set of conditions are realised. ► These conditions are seen as on the whole implausible in real world situations. ► The implications of the research are drawn out for debates on solar radiation management governance.