Op-Ed: Harvard/Yale study — ‘Dim’ the sun to fight global warming
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By Paul Wallis Nov 25, 2018 in Science
Cambridge - An ambitious, not to say mindboggling, idea to dim the sun with aerosols has received a mixed reception from scientists. The idea is based on spraying sulphates from an airborne delivery system.
The study is based on the principles of “solar economicsâ€, or managing sunlight for economic purposes. Available information consists of the Environmental Research Letters page on the IOP Science website. The information doesn’t mince words about the possible difficulties, and focuses on practical issues related to delivering the sulphates, which would be required in huge quantities.
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