The Mexican government is shutting down a California startup’s plan to launch balloons that would inject sunlight-reflecting particles into the atmosphere to try to ease global warming
The Mexican government is shutting down a plan by a California startup to inject sunlight-reflecting particles into the atmosphere with high-altitude balloons in an attempt to cool the Earth’s atmosphere.
On Jan. 13, Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, or Semarnat, issued a statement stating it would prohibit the project from going forward.What’s your outlook on solar-geoengineering activities? Join the conversation below. Mr. Iseman said he launched a single weather balloon in April carrying several grams of sulfur dioxide, and that he was planning to launch several more balloons this month with larger amounts. He added that he was using weather balloons purchased online, and sulfur dioxide from an industrial supplier. The Make Sunsets founder said he was disappointed by the Mexican government’s response and agreed to pull the plug on his effort.
Researchers who examined Make Sunsets’ plan said the small amount of sulfur dioxide carried by the weather balloons probably wouldn’t have resulted in much atmospheric cooling. At the same time, the researchers said the concept of solar geoengineering might have some merit once more research is conducted.
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