Srpske Novine
Cynthia Scharf, a senior fellow at the Brussels-based Center for Future Generations and former head of strategic climate communications for the UN Secretary-General, stated that the possible acceptance of solar geoengineering has been aided by prominent environmental organizations and climate policy leaders who have started to advocate for more research into technologies that reflect sunlight.
Previously, these technologies were viewed as unacceptable by environmentalists because of worries regarding possible ozone layer damage, disruptions in weather patterns, and the chance of inciting geopolitical tensions. Additionally, restricting sunlight does not tackle the fundamental causes of warming—specifically the combustion of coal, oil, and gas—Scharf pointed out.
She noted that investments from Silicon Valley in solar geoengineering startups have made the possibility of limiting sunlight seem achievable.
"The dialogue is changing—primarily out of public view," she remarked. She claims that the ministries of agriculture, trade, foreign affairs, and defense are already expressing interest in these technologies.
According to Politico, investors in startups are wagering that global temperatures will soon increase enough for governments to start funding sunlight-blocking technologies.
source: politico.com
Previously, these technologies were viewed as unacceptable by environmentalists because of worries regarding possible ozone layer damage, disruptions in weather patterns, and the chance of inciting geopolitical tensions. Additionally, restricting sunlight does not tackle the fundamental causes of warming—specifically the combustion of coal, oil, and gas—Scharf pointed out.
She noted that investments from Silicon Valley in solar geoengineering startups have made the possibility of limiting sunlight seem achievable.
"The dialogue is changing—primarily out of public view," she remarked. She claims that the ministries of agriculture, trade, foreign affairs, and defense are already expressing interest in these technologies.
According to Politico, investors in startups are wagering that global temperatures will soon increase enough for governments to start funding sunlight-blocking technologies.
source: politico.com