The White House wants to test atmospheric geoengineering. What can go wrong?
The White House released a new report Friday that indicates the Biden administration wants to manipulate the planetary environmental system to block out sunlight to save the planet. All this despite the recent warning from the European Commission that large-scale interventions such as solar engineering to reverse "climate change" could have "unintended consequences",
The report released by the Congressional-mandated White House Science and Technology Policy Office shows that the Biden administration is very eager to explore "geoengineering" methods to block sunlight, because it claims the planet is burning and that there is an imminent climate crisis that will destroy the world.
“A research agenda on the scientific and societal implications of solar radiation modification (SRM) would enable more informed decisions about the potential risks and benefits of SRM as a component of climate policy, alongside the building blocks of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and 'adaptation ,” the White House report reads.
The report continues: “SRM offers the potential to cool the planet significantly on a time scale of just a few years” .
In a statement, the White House said: " There are no plans underway to establish a global research program focused on modifying solar radiation ." At least officially, atmospheric geoengineering experimentation has not started.
The report was released a day after the European Commission outlined the potential risks and " unintended consequences " of manipulating planetary systems to combat global warming.
The Commission warned:
In the context of accelerating global warming, large-scale deliberate intervention in the Earth's natural systems (termed "geoengineering"), such as modifying solar radiation, is attracting more attention. However, the risks, impacts and unintended consequences that these technologies entail are poorly understood and the necessary rules, procedures and institutions have not been developed.
Some of these risks include:
These technologies introduce new risks to people and ecosystems, while they could also increase power imbalances between nations, spark conflicts, and raise a myriad of ethical, legal, governance, and political issues.
Blocking the sun's rays globally with man-made particles in the name of "climate change" is gaining traction. However, there are too many risks that could harm biodiversity and agriculture on a global scale. The fact that this technology could alter global weather patterns and that the Biden administration wants to explore it is frightening. Can you imagine entrusting similar power to a lucid president like Biden?
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