The fundraising haul marks strong enthusiasm for experiments aimed at lowering temperatures, said the company. But it also raises questions about commercializing technologies with potentially damaging consequences.
Last year’s scuppered geoengineering experiment in San Francisco Bay was supposed to be just the start of a much vaster experiment, newly uncovered documents reveal.
Hundreds of documents show how researchers failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays — while they planned a much huger sequel.
The kingdom is elevating the use of fans and filters to pull carbon dioxide out of the sky. But its motives are under scrutiny at global climate talks.
The UAE’s state-owned company, whose CEO will lead the talks, is pledging lofty climate goals. But it has a “high” probability of failing to meet them, a document obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News says.