Startup Raises $60 Million to Artificially Cool the Planet

Startup Raises $60 Million to Artificially Cool the Planet

A geoengineering startup Stardust Solutions has raised $60 million to lay the groundwork for tech that could be used to dim the Sun, Heatmap News reports. The concept behind geoengineering is as simple as it is controversial among scientists. By spraying aerosol particles into the Earth’s atmosphere from a plane or weather balloon, a growing cohort of researchers is hoping to turn down the temperature in an effort to combat global warming. Accor…