Must assess ethical, social and cultural risks of climate engineering along with climate action: UNESCO report

Urges countries in a geographic region to make agreements to avoid risks of unequal spatial distribution of effects

In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks

If cyclone control is perfected, what would stop a country trying to redirect cyclones towards a rival?

The UAE wants to build a 'rainmaking mountain' – are we all ok with that?

The point is that hills make rain – or to be more precise, hills can create the conditions which cause moisture in the air to condense and …

US government considers controversial solar geoengineering to counter global warming: Report

Report outlined research options for solar radiation management that may be able to reflect sunlight to space — but White House says it&…

‘Weather modifications by China need more discussions on its ethics’

Down To Earth speaks to Shiuh-Shen Chien, author of review paper on weather modification in the country, on need for social research on the topic

Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming — but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect

Proponents argue carbon removal is required at a massive scale to avoid dangerous warming

Modelling study shows how controversial geoengineering may affect global food production

Process includes injecting sulphur dioxide into atmosphere to reduce global temperatures; may lead to inequities in food production

Why geoengineering is still a dangerous, techno-utopian dream

Experts have increasingly warned against manipulating Earth’s natural systems 

‘Geoengineering could be catastrophic for the planet’

Scientists warn about the perils of tackling global warming with geoengineering

Canada, UK given Dodo Awards by civil society

The awards are given to countries that contribute to biodiversity loss