Climate Politics
EU Looks Into Blocking Out the Sun as Climate Efforts Falter
- Bloc eyes framework to govern large-scale tech solutions
- Some scientists say technology may have unforeseen effects
Customers shelter from the sun at a cafe in Lleida, Spain.
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The European Union will join an international effort to assess whether large-scale interventions such as deflecting the sun’s rays or changing the Earth’s weather patterns are viable options for fighting climate change.
The bloc will announce a framework Wednesday for assessing the security implications of a rapidly warming planet, such as the potential for scarce water or food to trigger conflict and migration, according to a draft document seen by Bloomberg. Part of that assessment includes studying the potential dangers of re-engineering the atmosphere.