Today I received news from a friend at UCLA that a Californian congressman, Jerry McNerney, introduced the Geoengineering Research Evaluation Act. If it passes, the act will commission the National Academies of Science (NAS) to undertake further research and produce reports about the development of a research strategy for albedo modification methods (SRM) as well as setting a framework to govern geoengineering research.
The NAS have previously been consulted and produced two reports which concluded that more research is required before any large-scale SRM techniques are undertaken. Personally, I welcome the proposed act and hope that it passes. Primarily so that clear governance standards can be put in place regarding research, but also to aid in better understanding the potential dangers of these techniques from a nonprofit non-governmental organisation like NAS to stop Geostorm becoming a reality!
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