Who Gets to Control the Sun?
The technology to cool a warming planet is moving closer to reality. The rules for who gets to use it aren’t.
Mount Pinatubo provided the natural demonstration. Today, solar radiation modification is being studied by governments, universities and private companies.
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The science is advancing, but governance remains fragmented. Possible effects on rainfall, ozone and regional climate raise questions that cannot be answered by engineering alone.
The deeper issue is political: if a technology can influence the climate experienced by billions of people, who has the authority to deploy it?
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Should decisions about solar geoengineering belong to individual countries, an international body, or no one until stronger evidence and rules exist?
