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British scientists start outdoor geoengineering experiments

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published yesterday 23:21
– By Editorial Staff
The UK government supports research and experiments on blocking the sun.
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According to reports, British researchers are planning small-scale outdoor experiments with the controversial technology of geoengineering as part of a new government research program worth over £50 million. Critics warn of the risks and want to see a temporary halt to the plans.

The program, led by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), aims to investigate techniques for blocking sunlight and thus slowing down alleged climate change, according to reports in The Guardian, among others.

The technology, which involves spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere or enhancing cloud formation with seawater spray, is intended, according to its proponents, to temporarily lower the Earth’s surface temperatures.

Professor Mark Symes, program manager at Aria, says there is considerable interest in cooling the Earth.

– The uncomfortable truth is that our current warming trajectory makes a number of such tipping points distinctly possible over the next century. This has driven increased interest in approaches that might actively cool the world in a short timeframe in order to avoid those tipping points, says Mark Symes.

Proponents of geoengineering argue that the technology could act as an emergency brake if climate change threatens to reach what are considered irreversible levels.

Aria emphasizes that the experiments will be carefully controlled and designed to provide the necessary data on the possibilities and risks.

Critics, however, warn that the initiative, which is supported by Bill Gates, among others, could divert attention from the alleged need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Dangerous distraction

Senior scientists have called the project a dangerous distraction, comparing the technology to treating cancer with aspirin.

However, Aria insists that the trials do not release any toxic substances and promises to consult with the local community and carry out environmental impact assessments before each test.

In parallel with Aria’s program, the UK’s National Environment Research Council (NERC) has launched a £10 million project to analyze the effects of geoengineering, but without conducting new field experiments.

Dr. Sebastian Eastham at Imperial College London, one of the researchers involved in the NERC project, emphasizes the importance of international cooperation.

– We know that SRM, or even the prospect of SRM, would affect international relations – this is a serious research question.

Geoengineering remains a controversial field of research. There is currently no global agreement on regulation, and critical experts are calling for a moratorium on large-scale interventions in the Earth’s atmosphere.

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https://nordictimes.com/environment/florida-governor-supports-ban-on-weather-manipulation/

Environment

Florida governor supports ban on weather manipulation

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 4 April 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Ronald Dion "Ron" DeSantis, Florida's governor since 2019, is a strong critic of spraying aluminum, sulfates and other compounds into the air. The image on the right is illustrative.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expresses strong support for a bill to ban geoengineering and weather manipulation in the state, but criticizes the House of Representatives for watering it down.

The statement comes amid an ongoing debate on the health risks associated with these practices, in which the state’s health secretary Joseph Ladapo has also raised his voice.

Ron DeSantis has commented in an appearance on X on a bill by Senator Ileana Garcia that seeks to ban geoengineering, also called aerosol spraying, and weather manipulation in Florida.

The bill has passed the Senate Rules Committee by a vote of 20-4, but faced opposition in the House of Representatives, where amendments have been made that would allow these practices instead.

DeSantis is clear in his support for Senator Garcia’s initiative.

– Senator Ileana Garcia has a bill in the Florida Senate to ban geoengineering and weather manipulation in the state of Florida. I support the bill, he says.

He strongly criticizes the House of Representatives for their handling of the bill.

– The Florida House of Representatives has gutted Senator Garcia’s legislation, DeSantis adds, warning that a watered-down law could set the practice of geoengineering and weather manipulation.

Criticism of “kooky ideas” on climate solutions

The governor rejects ideas about manipulating the atmosphere to counter climate change.

– People got a lot of kooky ideas that they can get in and put things in the atmosphere to block the sun and save us from climate change. We’re not playing that game in Florida, he says.

DeSantis is now urging the public to put pressure on the House of Representatives.

– I hope people will tell the House of Representatives in Florida: do not gut this bill, he concludes.

Surgeon general warns of risks

Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, has also spoken out on the issue and supports Senator Garcia’s work. In a post on X the same day, he writes: “These planes release aluminum, sulfates, and other compounds with unknown and harmful effects on human health”.

Ladapo emphasizes the importance of protecting Florida’s environment and residents. “We have to keep fighting to clean up the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat”, he adds.

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Background geoengineering: Environmental and health concerns

The debate over geoengineering, also called aerosol spraying, has intensified in Florida following reports of potential health risks. According to data from US health advocate Mike Adams, samples from Florida's skies have indicated high levels of toxic metals such as aluminum, which is being linked to weather manipulation.

Four senators – Shevrin Jones, Lori Berman, Tracie Davis and Rosalind Osgood – voted against the bill in the Senate Rules Committee, which has drawn criticism from groups like Florida Sky Watchers, which accuses them of prioritizing partisan politics over environmental protection.

The House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a supermajority with 87 out of 120 seats, has, according to critics such as Christina Pushaw, chosen to support practices such as carbon storage instead of banning weather manipulation, which was seen as a controversial move.

In Sweden, the aerosol spraying debate has been completely dismissed by mainstream media as "conspiracy theories" despite the fact that spraying has also occurred in Sweden via the Esrange space base in Kiruna.

https://nordictimes.com/europe/uk-climate-proposal-less-meat-and-more-expensive-flights/

Europe

UK climate proposal: Less meat and more expensive flights

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 5 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Air travel and meat eating are very harmful to the climate and need to be significantly reduced, according to the UK government's climate advisory body.
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The UK government’s climate change advisory body, the Climate Change Committee, wants the island nation’s population to change their diets and start eating significantly less meat and dairy products.

In addition, flying will have to become much more expensive than it is today – in order to meet climate targets.

Or, under current legislation, the UK government must regularly put forward legally binding measures to reach its net-zero greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2050.

The CCC is tasked with making the proposals, and its latest report calls for UK emissions to be reduced to 87% below 1990 levels – to 535 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for the period 2038-2042.

“This would be an ambitious target, reflecting the importance of the task. But it is deliverable, provided action is taken rapidly”, the report argues.

Explosive electrification expected

According to the CCC, electrification and low-carbon electricity supply should account for the largest share of emission reductions. It wants to expand offshore wind power from today’s 15 GW capacity to 88 GW by 2040, but also double onshore wind power to 32 GW.

It estimates that three quarters of all cars and vans, and almost two thirds of all heavy trucks on the road, will be electric in 15 years – compared to only 2.8% of cars and 1.4% of vans in 2023. This shift will be “propelled by the falling cost of batteries”, it speculates.

It also believes that the electrification of domestic heating will be very rapid and estimates that half of UK homes will be heated by heat pumps by 2040 propelled by the falling cost of batteries compared to around one percent today.

Two fewer meat dishes a week

Better infrastructure should also encourage more people to choose alternatives to driving – while wanting to see “relatively large changes in price” on air travel to ensure citizens stay away from flying.

If airlines pass on the costs to customers, a return ticket from London to Spain could increase by around £150 by 2050, according to the report, which is touted as a positive and necessary measure.

In addition, Britons need to eat less meat. The authors of the report want to see a 25% reduction in meat consumption by 2040 – which means people eating two fewer meat dishes a week.

Meat production in particular is often singled out by those in power as a “climate villain”, and the CCC wants the country’s farmers to be financially compensated by the state for partially opting out of livestock farming to focus more on growing cereals and vegetables.

The government and MPs will now consider the report before voting on what the legally binding carbon budget should look like.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/climate-activists-lawsuit-against-swedish-state-rejected-by-supreme-court/

Sweden

Climate activists’ lawsuit against Swedish state rejected by Supreme Court

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 20 February 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Aurora promises to “continue to work feverishly to ensure that Sweden takes its legal responsibility” for the climate.
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The climate alarmist group Aurora has sued the Swedish state, claiming that their human rights have been violated because the government has not taken sufficient measures to counteract alleged climate change,

The Supreme Court has now decided not to hear the case.

The approximately 300 activists claim that Sweden’s, in their view, inadequate climate action has violated their rights under the European Convention.

“They argue that the state is not taking sufficient measures to combat climate change and that the state is not meeting certain stated climate objectives. They seek a declaration that the State is not taking certain specifically enumerated measures. In the alternative, they have requested the Court to order the State to take certain specified measures to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere”, writes the Supreme Court.

The Court writes that individuals with reference to the ECHR may indeed in some cases have the right to bring a climate action against the state – but that in that case they must be able to show that they themselves have been adversely affected. The Supreme Court does not consider that these requirements have been met in the Aurora case.

“It is a fundamental principle not to allow an action by individuals to defend public interests and climate change affects everyone. There are therefore very high requirements for individuals to have the right to bring such an action. Individuals are only entitled to judicial review if the State’s failure has caused sufficiently imminent and certain effects on their individual rights”, it says.

“Extremely stressed”

– The Supreme Court has thus concluded that the group members’ lawsuit, as it was formulated in the district court, cannot be tried, clarifies Judge Jonas Malmberg, emphasizing that no position has been taken on how different alternative scenarios would be assessed.

In the tabloid Aftonbladet, Aurora’s spokesperson, Ida Edling, states that she is “extremely stressed” by the Supreme Court’s decision – because she believes that we “only have five years to reach the 1.5-degree target”.

– It is also important to say that the Supreme Court has not said anything about the legality of Swedish climate policy. They have only said that the Aurora case cannot be tried in Swedish courts, she continues.

– We need to analyze the decision, but we will continue to work feverishly to ensure that Sweden takes its legal responsibility to protect human rights. We are in a burning crisis. It is important that the whole society takes its responsibility, also legally to ensure that the state takes sufficient climate action, she concludes.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/denmark/new-research-on-the-bovaer-supplement-amid-a-wave-of-criticism/

Denmark

New research on the bovaer supplement amid a wave of criticism

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 15 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The Danish Animal Welfare organization argues that cows risk being excluded from grazing pastures due to bovaer.
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Further research will be carried out on the highly controversial feed additive bovaer, researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark have confirmed. The decision is based on the widespread criticism of the methane-reducing additive.

From the beginning of the year, all Danish dairy farms with more than 50 cows must use methane-reducing supplements in their feed. This can be done by adding more fat to the feed or by using the new supplement bovaer for 80 days per year. Swedish Arla has recently faced harsh criticism for its use of bovaer, with many calling for a boycott of the company.

The decision has been welcomed by some dairy farmers, but also faced strong criticism, especially against the bovaer, from, among others, the Danish Dyrenes Beskyttelse.

– We don’t know how it will affect them in the long term. At the same time, cows risk being locked up in stables all year round because the effect of the substance is more uncertain when they go to pasture, the organization states.

“Focus on animal welfare”

Earlier this week, Danish farmers also protested against, among other things, climate taxes, but also the compulsion to use bovaer for their cows.

Due to the widespread criticism, more research is being planned on the impact of bovaer on the health of cows, as well as on the milk and meat of the animals that receive the supplement.

– In the trials we have done so far, the focus has been on the effect on methane, feed intake and milk yield. Therefore, we will focus on animal welfare in the trials we will do in the new year, and we also need new research that provides a better understanding of what happens in the cow’s rumen when we use Bovaer and other effective methane-reduced feed additives, he tells Danish tjekdet.

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