Solar Geo Engineering and Cloud Brightening

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20 20 experiment was more than enough to justify moving forward with another larger trial in 20 21. Some scientists as well as environmental advocates who follow dew engineering research told nature that they were surprised to see the experiment move forward without more scrutiny, or without published research to justify such an investment. Critics also worry that australia is setting the wrong kind of precedent by rebranding a solar go engineering experiment that could have regional impacts as a local adaptation project.

Australian scientists are developing new technologies to help protect coral from climate change.

Earlier this year, a team of researchers used a mist-machine to artificially brighten clouds in order to block sunlight above Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The project is the world’s first field trial of marine cloud brightening and is among a number of techniques and technologies being developed to save the country’s reefs from the worst effects of climate change.

This is an audio version of our feature: Can artificially altered clouds save the Great Barrier Reef?

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