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Debate on solar geoengineering, discussing feasibility, desirability, and potential impacts. Concerns raised about intentional harms, power control, and involvement of military and intelligence agencies. Benefits and risks of engineering solar radiation, including impacts on the atmosphere and solar-powered devices. Urgency of studying solar geoengineering as a potential solution to reduce climate change risks emphasized. Winner of the debate revealed and gratitude expressed to debaters and listeners.
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- Solar geoengineering is a proposed technology to reflect sunlight away from Earth, but critics argue it may distract from emissions reduction and renewable energy transition.
- The governance and control of solar geoengineering, including who will have power over global temperatures, is a major concern.
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Solar Geoengineering as a Controversial Climate Change Solution
Solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation modification or management, is a proposed set of technologies aimed at reflecting sunlight away from the Earth to partially reduce global temperatures. It involves methods such as placing reflective materials on rooftops, using mirrors in orbit, or injecting aerosols into the stratosphere. The feasibility and desirability of these ideas are under debate.
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