The Controversy of Solar Geoengineering

This chapter examines solar geoengineering as a contentious proposed solution to climate change, focusing on the risks of blocking sunlight through methods like stratospheric sulfate injection. It highlights the ethical, environmental, and geopolitical challenges of such interventions, particularly the disparities between industrialized countries pursuing these technologies and civil society movements advocating for more fundamental changes. The discussion questions the reliability of solar geoengineering as a viable solution, emphasizing the urgent need for addressing the root causes of climate issues.