People have considered it difficult to release fossil fuel, which is why we argue that we need to start geonering soon – that is, to correct the atmosphere to prevent the catastrophic warming of the planet.
The practice is controversial. Some argue that this is the only solution that we have waited too much to reduce carbon emissions. Others say that we should not conduct two uncontrolled tests in the climate of the world (the first one is burning worldwide fossil fuels).
It did not prevent people from trying. And champions by a approach Create the SuryaSet The US Environmental Protection Agency has attracted the attention.
The startup is basically two boys from Silicon Valley, which is publishing weather balloons filled with hydrogen gas and sulfur dioxide particles. When the balloon is floating somewhere at 66,3 feet high, it burst sulfur dioxide and released, which spreads the sunlight and reflects, cools the earth a little bit.
The company sells “cooling credit” based on how much the balloon release is ignored by the estimated warming. According to the pitchbook, Make Sunsets have raised $ 750,000, and startup says its investors include Boost VC, Dragger Associates and Pioneer funds.
Both are not a scientist, but science is great behind sulfur dioxide and solar reflection. Man Proved accidentally The importance of sulfur dioxide in Global Albedo – the average image of the earth’s surface – when they slash the marine shipping fuel in 2021; There is a prominent climate scientist Argument In practice.
Nevertheless, due to the complexity of the global climate, it is not clear what the other effects of practice may be. It may be the seeds of rainfall in one region when deprived of rainfall in other regions. There are several scientists CarefulThe
Also, if sulfur dioxide particles move around the ground, they can increase human asthma and create other respiratory problems. Here, the EPA Make Sunsets accepts the issue with the method of geonzing. Sulfur dioxide is controlled as air pollutants. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldine said this week that the agency Investigation of the organizationThe
The sunsets argue that its actions are legal. A FAQ On its website, the company says, “Yes, the method of cooling our world is covered by the weather change law of 1976 and reports annual on the NOA of our deployment as necessary.”
Although the law is unclear here. When it was written, the weather change law probably wanted to cover the practice of cloud seeds, where the particles like silver iodide were shot in the clouds to induce rain or snow. Most weather changes are done by the entity like today Ski resorts And WestThe It Not clear How the law applies to climate change.
Nevertheless, although the EPA may be righteous in its investigation, it is not in line with the procedure for geldine pollution.
Of the agency Coal Sunsets are likely to create much sulfur dioxide pollution than being released with its balloons. Published a Make Sunsets Balloon November 15, 20241,715 grams of sulfur dioxide published. In 2023, US power plants have been released 650,000 tons In the atmosphere, the Majority Of which it comes from coal. It is almost the same amount as 343,900,000 of startup balloons.