As it is known, the Earth’s weather is constantly on the rise due to the greenhouse effect caused by air pollution. However, the eruption of Pinatubo in 1991 released thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, lowering the global temperature by half a degree on average for a few years. This has inspired a company called Make Sunsets, which wants to send sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere, to mimic the cooling effect of volcanoes, so that the gas reflects part of the sunlight and cools the climate.
The problem is that no one has investigated the damage that such an action could cause, for example in the form of acid rain. That’s why Mexico has banned the US company Make Sunsets from trying something like this on its territory.
The EU fears that if government or local offices get on with it without international regulation, companies will go from place to place and start a kind of climate change hacking – they are seeing the beginnings of this scenario unfold.
The risks, consequences and side effects of these technologies are unknown because the necessary rules, procedures and institutions do not exist yet. These technologies are risky for people and the ecosystem, but in the process they can upset the balance of power between individual countries, raising ethical, legal, legal and political questions.
– says the EU statement.
A 2010 United Nations resolution on biodiversity banned large-scale planet-shaping programmes. More than a decade later, this is no longer enough regulation because it does not apply to programs that do not threaten diversity or are on a smaller scale.
The international regulation of planet formation is part of the European Union’s 30-point action plan on climate change.
Climate change, if you will, is the result of unintended planet-forming activity due to the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels. Trying to reverse this can have unintended consequences. For example, it could once again destroy the ozone layer over Antarctica, which was restored after several decades of regulatory work – and also shape the planet.
For now, Make Sunsets’ experiments with sulfur dioxide haven’t gone beyond the operational scale of a village balloon seller, but they’ve excited enough bureaucrats of the world. After being banned from Mexico, balloons were released in Nevada. They said it was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, or Federal Aviation Administration. the edge However, upon enquiry, the office stated that they do not normally issue permits to launch balloons.
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