More than sixty scientists from prominent institutions are advocating for rigorous study into reflecting sunlight away from the Earth to mitigate the effects of climate change. Air pollution is ...

“For too long, the topic of sunlight reflection has been a third rail of climate change discourse, limiting both basic research and diplomatic discussion. That situation is starting to change as the ...

Sunlight reflection or solar geoengineering involves releasing aerosols into the atmosphere to temporarily cool the Earth. The Degrees Initiative, a nonprofit research organization, just announced a ...

From suffocating heat in India to rampaging wildfires in New Mexico, the planet is sending us a message: the long-dreaded climate emergency is now. The world is poised to blow past the Paris Agreement ...

For too long, sunlight reflection has been the third rail of climate change politics, a relegation that has severely crippled its basic research and discussion in diplomatic circles. This situation, ...

WASHINGTON – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is forming a new committee to develop a research agenda and research governance approaches for climate-intervention ...

California startup Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of satellites with mirrors to redirect sunlight to solar farms at night. Astronomers warn the bright reflected light could be “ruinous” to ...

Reflecting a small fraction of incoming sunlight to reduce global heating is not a new idea. It is time to safely experiment The world is warming fast – and our options to avoid catastrophic harm are ...