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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Industry gives off greenhouse gasses that cause more sunlight to be trapped. It also gives off aerosols that reflect the light before it gets there, but those are in lesser amounts. This proposal is to release more of those aerosols into the atmosphere to counteract the effects of global warming. "Blocking out the sun" is just a clickbait headline. Read the article.