Some researchers propose to combat global warming by reflecting more sunlight into space
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Exploding the world 1.5 °C after warmingresearchers are increasingly exploring possible methods of cooling the planet by changing the atmosphere or oceans. More geoengineering research is expected in 2025, such as projects aimed at making clouds reflect more sunlight and efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by tweaking ocean chemistry.
Such tests have long been controversial. Opponents of research into geoengineering – an inherently loaded term – see it as a great distraction from major efforts to reduce greenhouse…
