Facebook co-founder Moskovitz funds research into cooling the Earth with sunlight reflection
Publishing timestamp: 2023-02-07 19:14:09
Summary
Degrees Initiative, a nonprofit research organization, has announced a $900000 round of funding to grant scientists in Africa, Asia and South America to study the effects of reflecting sunlight to cool Earth and mitigate impacts of global warming. The money comes from Open Philanthropy, a venture funded primarily by billionaire Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook and Asana, and his wife, Cari Tuna. The research is to determine if sunlight reflection is a viable option to temporarily cool Earth and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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