Bill Gates from Microsoft is well-known for backing and investing in state-of-the-art technologies, and his newest investment is in sun-dimming technology.
The name behind the initiative is the Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx) and is led by scientists from Harvard University who want to attempt to reflect Earth’s sunlight out of the atmosphere.
The technology would use non-toxic calcium carbonate (CaCO3) sprayed into the atmosphere as dust and studies show that it should delay the repercussions of global warming. But of course, every new approach to solving controversial issues has its opponents, and some might argue that solar geoengineering has unknown risks.
These might include worsening the situation and causing unpredictable weather changes, and also no other significant benefits for the environment.
Santa Clara, California 27 September, 2014 Global March Against Chemtrails and Geoengineering
The experiment also faces opposition from environmentalists, as they consider that there is a continuous need to raise awareness regarding global warming and that the promise of new technology might encourage corporations to continue polluting.
The first steps towards concrete actions from ScoPEx’s side happened in June in the city of Kiruna, Sweden where a balloon was launched, carrying scientific equipment.
It is yet to be seen how the experiment goes once the deployment is launched and the first amount of CaCO3 will be released into the atmosphere.
via Forbes
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