EU calls for global talks on climate geoengineering risks


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023

FILE PHOTO: European Commission executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans speaks during an interview with Reuters at the COP27 climate summit in Red Sea resort at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday called for international talks on the dangers and governance of geoengineering, saying such interventions to alter the climate posed "unacceptable" risks.

Geoengineering has attracted increasing interest as countries fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to curb climate change. But the issue of manipulating planetary systems to fight global warming remains highly controversial.

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