http://www.etcgroup.org/content/why-srm-experiments-are-bad-idea
1. › Why SRM experiments are a bad ideaSubmitted on 28 March 2017 <http://www.etcgroup.org/sites/www.etcgroup.org/files/files/srm_diagram.jpg> Solar Radiation Management (SRM) describes a set of geoengineering techniques that aim to counter human-made climate change by artificially increasing the reflection of heat from sunlight (solar radiation) back into space. Some advocates have started using the term “solar geoengineering” – but these techniques are not related to solar power production. SRM encompasses a variety of techniques: using reflective “pollution” to modify the atmosphere, covering deserts with reflective plastic, increasing the whiteness of clouds or blocking incoming sunlight with “space shades.” The most-promoted proposal is to create dust clouds that artificially mimic “volcano clouds” by injecting layers of reflective particles, such as sulfates, into a higher layer of the atmosphere called the stratosphere. This briefing <http://etcgroup.org/sites/www.etcgroup.org/files/files/etc_briefing_why_srm_experiments_are_bad_idea_0.pdf> outlines the ethical, political and environmental arguments against solar radiation management (SRM), and explains why even SRM *experiments *are a bad idea. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
