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Official Information Request to the Climate Change Commission Regarding the Phenomenon of Geo-Engineering, Weather Modification, Solar Radiation Management and Cloud Seeding

Ben Watkins made this Official Information request to Climate Change Commission

The request was refused by Climate Change Commission.

From: Ben Watkins

Dear Climate Change Commission,

Please provide any and all information known or held by your department in any and all formats, including, but not limited to, documents, draft documents, reports, memos, letters, notes, electronic communications, transcripts, visual presentations, photography, and video/audio recordings containing information pertaining to geo-engineering, weather modification and Solar Radiation Management/Mitigation (SRM) with particular emphasis on cloud seeding, marine cloud brightening/engineering/seeding and Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI).

Additionally, please provide any and all information known or held by your department in any and all formats, including, but not limited to, documents, draft documents, reports, memos, letters, notes, electronic communications, transcripts, visual presentations, photography, and video/audio recordings containing information pertaining to barium, nano aluminium-coated fibreglass (known as chaff), radioactive thorium, cadmium, chromium, copper sulphate, nickel, strontium, graphene, desiccated blood, mould spores, yellow fungal mycotoxins, ethylene dibromide and polymer fibres with relation to their uses, or potential uses, in geo-engineering, weather modification, Solar Radiation Management/Mitigation, cloud seeding and Stratospheric Aerosol Injection.

And Finally, please provide any and all information known or held by your department in any and all formats, including, but not limited to, documents, draft documents, reports, memos, letters, notes, electronic communications, transcripts, visual presentations, photography, and video/audio recordings containing information pertaining to any mention of smart particles, nano machines, nano aerosols, nano-particulates or nano-sized aluminium particles with relationship, if any, to geo-engineering, weather modification, Solar Radiation Management/Mitigation, cloud seeding and Stratospheric Aerosol Injection.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Watkins

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From: OIA
Climate Change Commission

Kia ora Ben

This is to acknowledge your request for information under the Official
Information Act, below.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, but no later than 6
September 2024.

If we are unable to reply within that time frame, we will notify you of
any extension.

Please  note that the reference number for this matter is OIA2024-034.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Ngā mihi

Sandra

 

Sandra Kelman | Senior Advisor, Government Services 

M 021 190 3972 

E  [email address] 

W climatecommission.govt.nz 

 

 

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From: Sandra Kelman
Climate Change Commission

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Kia ora Ben

Please find attached, the Climate Change Commission’s response to your
request for information, below.

If you have any pātai, please let me know.

Ngā mihi

Sandra

 

 

Sandra Kelman | Senior Advisor, Government Services 

M 021 190 3972 

E  [1][email address] 

W [2]climatecommission.govt.nz 

 

From: OIA
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 11:02 AM
To: [FOI #28005 email]
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Official Information Request
to the Climate Change Commission Regarding the Phenomenon of
Geo-Engineering, Weather Modification, Solar Radiation Management and
Cloud Seeding
Importance: High

 

Kia ora Ben

This is to acknowledge your request for information under the Official
Information Act, below.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, but no later than 6
September 2024.

If we are unable to reply within that time frame, we will notify you of
any extension.

Please  note that the reference number for this matter is OIA2024-034.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Ngā mihi

Sandra

 

Sandra Kelman | Senior Advisor, Government Services 

M 021 190 3972 

E  [email address] 

W climatecommission.govt.nz 

 

 

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