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Geoengineering Risks Human Rights, Warns Human Rights Council

10/28/2025

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Concerns rise that solar geoengineering could violate human rights and international law.
A 2023 Human Rights Council report warns the technology could harm billions, especially Indigenous Peoples.
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) official Mary Church criticized Stardust's April 2026 experiments.
The Convention on Biological Diversity has maintained a moratorium since 2010, reaffirmed in November 2024.
Stardust has raised $60 million from investors including firms linked to the Israeli government.

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Concerns rise that solar geoengineering could violate human rights and international law.
A 2023 Human Rights Council report warns the technology could harm billions, especially Indigenous Peoples.
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) official Mary Church criticized Stardust's April 2026 experiments.
The Convention on Biological Diversity has maintained a moratorium since 2010, reaffirmed in November 2024.
Stardust has raised $60 million from investors including firms linked to the Israeli government.