Some scientists in developing countries have received more funding to develop technology to dim the sun. As a way to stop global warming, some scientists are working on technology to reduce the speed of sunlight and they have got huge investment. Many other scientists consider this method dangerous and say that it is like stepping on a landmine, so this research should be stopped immediately.
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This research is called Solar Geo Engineering. Theoretically, scientists are working on a plan to spray sulfur on the stratosphere, the upper layer of the atmosphere, through planes or giant balloons. Sulfur reflects the sun’s rays. In this way, the sunlight does not reach the earth so fast that the temperature can increase more than necessary.
crores of help
Despite warnings about the dangers, research on this technique continues unabated. On Wednesday, Degrees Initiative, a UK-based social organization, announced that $900,000, or about Rs 75 million, would be provided for research on solar engineering in 15 countries. Apart from Nigeria and Chile, India is also included in the countries where this research is being done.
The organization said that this money is being given to prepare computer modeling to study the effects of solar engineering on monsoon to storms and biodiversity. Solar engineering is also called solar radiation modification.
Earlier in 2018 also, this institution had given the same amount of money to scientists from ten countries for research. At that time, the purpose of the research was given to study the growing drought in South Africa or the growing threats to rice cultivation in the Philippines.
By the way, so far rich countries have had more rights on research related to solar engineering and universities like Harvard and Oxford have been in the forefront of this research. Andy Parker, CEO and Founder of the Degrees Initiative, said, “The goal is to decentralize the power on SRM. The decision of whether or not to use this technology is empowering the countries that will be most affected.”
The funding provided by the organization is a joint project that is being run jointly by the Degrees Initiative and Open Philanthropy and the World Academy of Sciences.
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“Given there is so much at stake, it is surprising how little research is being done in the world,” says Parker.
What do the opponents say?
Perhaps one reason for this is the doubts being expressed about this technique. Critics say a possible way to tackle climate change could give fossil fuel companies an excuse for doing nothing. Also, this technology can spoil the seasons, which can increase poverty in poor countries.
“It’s very controversial,” says Chukwumeriye Okereke, director of the Center for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekweme Federal University in Nigeria. “I can name a hundred things that could reduce global warming and solar engineering would not be one of them.” “
Okereke is also a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. He says that when the 48-page report of UN experts on climate change came out last year, they did not even mention SRM.
Proponents of SRM say that this technique is inspired by volcanoes. For example, when a volcano named Mount Pinyatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the ash scattered in the sky kept the global temperature under control for a year. The last eight years have seen the warmest years in history and the average temperature has increased by 1.2 °C compared to the pre-industrial revolution. Under the Paris Agreement of 2015, it was said not to allow it to increase more than 1.5 degree Celsius. That’s why scientists are insisting on finding a way as soon as possible to stop the rise in temperature.
Frank Biermann, professor of global sustainability governance at Utrecht University, says SRM is a distraction from real research and needs. He said that an average American emits 14.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually while an average Indian emits only 1.8 tonnes.
“If the average carbon emissions of all people in the world were the same as those of India, Africa or South America, climate change would not be a major problem,” says Biermann.
VK/AA (Reuters)
