U.K. Funds Geoengineering Experiments as Global Controversy Grows

U.K. Funds Geoengineering Experiments as Global Controversy Grows

Critics say U.K. investment in research on climate-cooling interventions, such as refreezing sea ice and brightening clouds, distracts from the need to cut planet-warming emissions

Space mirrors and volcano drones: £56m awarded for geoengineering experiments

SCIENTISTS have been awarded more than £56m (US$74m) in funding by the UK’s moonshot innovation agency to investigate whether launching mirrors into space, thickening Arctic sea ice and disrupting clouds could reduce global temperatures.