Cooling Ethics Global warming Patents 
Grist
JANUARY 21, 2022
And it also released a cloud of sulfur dioxide, a chemical that, in large enough quantities, reflects the sun’s rays and cools the planet. Is it ethical to even research such technologies? The prospect of dimming the sun to combat global warming has been in discussion for almost as long as climate change itself.
Grist
APRIL 8, 2021
Although reflecting the sun to slow global warming has been discussed for over half a century , precious few experiments have actually taken place. In 2012, for instance, a British project to reflect the sun with water droplets was canceled due to conflict-of-interest concerns over patents. I lose sleep over it,” he said.
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