Photo voltaic geoengineering goals to govern the local weather by bouncing daylight again into area. In principle, it might ease international warming. However as curiosity within the thought grows, so do considerations about potential penalties.
A startup referred to as Stardust Options lately raised a $60 million funding spherical, the biggest recognized so far for a geoengineering startup. My colleague James Temple has a new story out in regards to the firm, and the way its emergence is making some researchers nervous.
To this point, the sphere has been restricted to debates, proposed tutorial analysis, and—certain—just a few fringe actors to keep watch over. Now issues are getting extra severe. So what does it imply for geoengineering, and for the local weather? Learn the complete story.
—Casey Crownhart
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Should you’re all in favour of studying extra about photo voltaic geoengineering, take a look at:
+ Why the for-profit race into photo voltaic geoengineering is unhealthy for science and public belief. Learn the complete story.
+ Why we’d like extra analysis—together with outside experiments—to make better-informed choices about such local weather interventions.
+ The exhausting classes of Harvard’s failed geoengineering experiment, which was formally terminated final 12 months. Learn the complete story.
+ How this London nonprofit grew to become one of many largest backers of geoengineering analysis.
+ The expertise might alter all the planet. These teams need each nation to have a say.
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