UK 'Not in Favor' of Dimming the Sun (politico.eu)
(Monday December 01, 2025 @11:41AM (msmash)
from the no-thank-you dept.)
- Reference: 0180250957
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/01/1420213/uk-not-in-favor-of-dimming-the-sun
- Source link: https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-not-in-favor-of-dimming-the-sun-but-willing-to-debate-regulation/
The British government said it [1]opposes attempts to cool the planet by spraying millions of tons of dust into the atmosphere -- but did not close the door to a debate on regulating the technology. From a report:
> The comments in parliament Thursday came after a POLITICO investigation revealed an Israeli-U.S. company Stardust Solutions aimed to be capable of deploying solar radiation modification, as the technology is called, inside this decade. "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.
[1] https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-not-in-favor-of-dimming-the-sun-but-willing-to-debate-regulation/
> The comments in parliament Thursday came after a POLITICO investigation revealed an Israeli-U.S. company Stardust Solutions aimed to be capable of deploying solar radiation modification, as the technology is called, inside this decade. "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.
[1] https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-not-in-favor-of-dimming-the-sun-but-willing-to-debate-regulation/
The century without a summer (Score:2)
by 0123456 ( 636235 )
A couple of hundred years ago a big volcanic eruption threw masses of dust into the atmosphere and blocked out the sun to the point where there was famine over much of the planet because many food plants couldn't grow.
Now the tech bros want to do that artificially because they're so smart they know exactly how to control the weather.
They're going to kill us all.
Termination Shock (Score:2)
If you're interested in this... the Neal Stephenson book Termination Shock is essentially about a tech bro type who decides to do this in a move fast and break things sort of way. As with all his books he's clearly done a pile of research into how you'd actually do it and what would happen.
Re: (Score:2)
Fair warning, Termination Shock is extremely boring and difficult get through. Way too long. But the concepts are interesting,
"The Snow" by Adam Roberts is another one I can recommend, interesting concept about a "global cooling" technology got awry.