Solar　radiation　modification,　particularly　stratospheric　aerosol　injection,　holds　the　potential　to　reduce　the　impacts　of　climate　change　on　sustainable　development,　yet　could　itself　generate　negative　impacts　and　is　subject　to　intense　scholarly　debate　based　on　relatively　little　evidence.　Based　on　expert　elicitation　involving　over　30　individuals　with　backgrounds　across　the　domains　of　the　United　Nations＇　Sustainable　Development　Goals　(SDGs),　we　identify　a　broad　range　of　potential　implications　of　solar　radiation　modification　for　the　SDGs.　Depending　on　design　and　application　scenarios,　applications　could　potentially　assist　in　the　pursuit　of　several　of　the　goals　by　limiting　temperature　rise　and　limiting　acceleration　in　atmospheric　water　cycles　as　well　as　extreme　weather　events.　However,　by　adding　to　particulates,　introducing　an　additional　layer　of　complexity　and　potential　for　conflict　in　global　governance,　as　well　as　otherwise　altering　planetary　environments,　they　might　also　detract　from　the　pursuit　of　SDGs　and　introduce　novel　risks.　The　overall　impact　of　solar　radiation　modification　on　sustainable　development　is　currently　highly　uncertain　and　dependent　on　climate　change　mitigation　pathways　and　governance.　We　identify　key　areas　for　further　transdisciplinary　research　the　pursuit　of　which　might　reduce　some　uncertainty　and　help　inform　emerging　governance　processes.