60 h. ago If geoengineering is ever deployed in a climate emergency, transparency is key | Ines Camilloni

We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approachAs the world faces the challenges of the climate crisis and critical threshold levels or tipping points may be reached soon, a disputable idea is gaining momentum as a potential solution: solar geoengineering – the deliberate reflection of sunlight to cool the planet. Advocates argue it could buy us time. Critics warn of unknown risks. Some see it as a possible emergency break if temperatures spiral out of control. Others call it a dangerous distraction that undermines meaningful climate action.Research into solar geoengineering is advancing, including exploration of techniques such as stratospheric aerosol injection, which would involve spraying tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to mimic the cooling effect of volcanic eruptions, and marine cloud brightening, which aims to enhance the reflectivity of low-lying marine clouds. While stratospheric aerosol injecti...

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3 d. ago Scientists thought a planet in our solar system could support life. But new study changes that

Jupiter’s moon Europa may be less hospitable to life than scientists once hoped

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5 d. ago Plans for a new solar farm which could power half the homes in Port Talbot

The proposed site could eventually power more than 10,000 homes

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7 d. ago Ed Miliband faces High Court battle over one of UK's largest solar farms as residents warn it will 'destroy their countryside'

Ed Miliband faces a High Court battle over plans to build a vast solar farm that residents have warned will destroy the countryside.

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2 w. ago Solar power surplus in Spain triggers ‘discount season’ for plants

Power producers pivot to battery storage to save unprofitable solar farms

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2 w. ago Uranus could actually be rocky and not an ice giant as scientists probe the planet

Scientists are probing decades of claims and studies about our Solar System’s two most distant major planets Uranus and Nepture, with unusual results which has surprised them

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2 w. ago ‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions – but experts sceptical

Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estatesThe founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it is “unashamedly and proudly” capitalist, and plans to make tens of millions of pounds in profit.Rich Stockdale, the chief executive of Oxygen Conservation, said his model of “regenerative capitalism” was a “force for good” because it would offer investors significant profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, operating solar farms and holiday homes and installing new windfarms across its estates. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Why does the church need to go woke?' Fury over 'disgraceful' plans to add solar panels to Archbishop of Canterbury's Grade I listed home

Dame Sarah Mullally will become the first female principal leader of the Church of England next year and will be installed during a ceremony in January.

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