Geoengineering the Climate Could Harm the Planet, U.N. Fears

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July 16, 2024, 4:30 PM

• •The United Nations warned that some efforts to address climate change can carry their own risks to the planet.
• •Those include carbon offsets and cloud-altering experiments, which the U.N. said in a new report could lead to financial corruption and destabilized weather patterns if they're not fully understood and managed responsibly.
• •The report looks at eight major shifts globally, including the rapid development of technologies like artificial intelligence, forced displacement of people, competition for natural resources and the rise of misinformation.

The United Nations warned that some efforts to address climate change can carry their own risks to the planet. Those include carbon offsets and cloud-altering experiments, which the U.N. said in a new report could lead to financial corruption and destabilized weather patterns if they're not fully understood and managed responsibly.

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