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Any plans to dim the Sun and cool the Earth must be led by those most affected by climate change

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The best way to avert major climate disaster is to partially shield some of the Earth from incoming solar radiation. Image: Unsplash/ANIRUDH

Elil Hoole
Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Shaun Fitzgerald
Teaching Fellow in Engineering, University of Cambridge
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