Sun Blockers

Britain has a new plan for the Sun:

The new plan comes with a host of possible climate control options pending government approval, The Telegraph reported. These options include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere and brightening clouds to reflect sunlight back into space. ARIA, the government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency, has £50 million set aside for projects, which will be announced in the coming weeks. Prof. Mark Symes, the program director for ARIA, confirmed there will be “small controlled outdoor experiments on particular approaches.” “We will be announcing who we have given funding to in a few weeks and when we do so we will be making clear when any outdoor experiments might be taking place,” he said. “One of the missing pieces in this debate was physical data from the real world. Models can only tell us so much,” he continued. “Everything we do is going to be safe by design. We’re absolutely committed to responsible research, including responsible outdoor research.”

There goes the sun...