In August 2007, 22 members
of the House
of Representatives asked George Bush to back away from the SPP because
of their concerns that it may undermine U.S. sovereignty and their strong objections about important
discussions continuing «
out of public view and without congressional oversight or approval» or the «proper transparency and accountability.»
Even though the Berlin Declaration didn't make it
out of CEC14, it was encouraging that its deliberation took place in
public view, and was typical
of the critical
discussions that have characterised geoengineering development to date.