Controversial Plan to Block Sunlight with Geoengineering Advanced by Shadowy UK Government Agency

Controversial Plan to Block Sunlight with Geoengineering Advanced by Shadowy UK Government Agency

Controversial geoengineering research, including a plan to study blocking sunlight, received $75 million in funding from the UK government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which some scientists warn could be just as dangerous as the climate change it seeks to combat. Proposals to geoengineer humanity’s way out of the impending climate crisis span 21 projects, from sunlight-reflecting clouds to thickening arctic ice. The funding c…

Canceled Geoengineering Experiment to Block the Sun Won’t Stop Rich Donors from Trying

A botched geoengineering experiment to limit the amount of sunlight hitting Earth hasn’t dimmed donors’ enthusiasm for funding the research