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- Government ‘not in favour’ of controversial efforts to dim the sun
Ministers have expressed their opposition to efforts to reflect more of the sun ’s rays back into space, noting they are “not in favour”
- UK ‘not in favor’ of dimming the sun - POLITICO
“We’re not in favor of solar radiation modification given the uncertainty around the potential risks it poses to the climate and environment,” Leader of the House of Commons Alan Campbell said on behalf of the government
- Why Do Stardust the UK Disagree on Sun Dimming Technology?
Will sun dimming ever become a mainstream technology? Undoubtedly, solar radiation modification is one of the most controversial climate technologies to ever be proposed The idea that a small mistake by one company or country could compromise the planet’s entire atmosphere and climate has attracted vociferous criticism
- UK ‘not in favor’ of dimming the sun – POLITICO
The technology mimics the short term global cooling that occurs when volcanoes blow dust and gas high into the sky, blocking a small amount of the sun’s heat
- Labour opposed to dimming the Sun over climate change fears
Dimming the Sun to fight climate change is bad for planet, ministers fear Scientists win £56m of Government funding to carry out ‘climate cooling’ projects despite reservations over the risks
- Experiments to dim the Sun one step closer in the UK
Studies have shown that SRM could cause strong warming high above the tropics, changing large-scale weather patterns, warming the polar regions and altering rainfall patterns around the world
- Heres what would make Bill Gates support dimming the sun to stop . . .
Bill Gates says he would support deploying artificial cooling technologies to lower global temperatures — but only if the planet hits so-called climate tipping points Why it matters: The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist is a major funder of research into this controversial technology, and his comments in a recent interview with Axios are among his most expansive yet
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