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solar radiation management

New Federal Report on Research Into Sun-Dimming Technologies Delivers More Questions Than Answers

Some scientists worry that studying how to shade the Earth from some of the sun’s heat is a slippery slope toward deployment of ‘solar radiation management’ without fully understanding the risks.

By Bob Berwyn

A sign reading 'Stop Geoengineering Agenda 2030' appears at a demonstration of Spanish farmers in Madrid on May 13, 2023. The demonstration was organized by SOS Rural to draw attention to rural living conditions and highlight the importance of agriculture in society and its contribution to the Spanish economy. Credit: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images)
Climate expert and activist James Hansen attends a press conference at the COP 23 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Nov. 6, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

60 Scientists Call for Accelerated Research Into ‘Solar Radiation Management’ That Could Temporarily Mask Global Warming

By Bob Berwyn

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