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A Biden White House report released late Friday appears to show the U.S. government toying with the idea of blocking the sun’s rays in an attempt to “quickly cool the planet“. The catchily named Congressionally Mandated Research Plan And An Initial Research Governance Framework Related To Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) discusses various means by which to limit the amount of sunlight that hits Earth, including the deployment of aerosols into the stratosphere – a concept known as “geoengineering” first reported on at The National Pulse six months ago. Other methods mentioned include cloud brightening, and even the deployment of mirrors in space, though the report does not specifically investigate the impact of the latter at any meaningful length. The report – compiled by the U.S. government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – provides a research plan for “solar and other rapid climate interventions.” On conclusion reached seems to encourage “outdoor experiments… in combination with model and laboratory studies for understanding the processes involved with potential SRM deployment.”
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