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Trump Cuts Climate Research Funding, Experts Warn of Risks

11/14/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump has cut funding for climate intervention research, including solar-radiation modification (SRM) and carbon-dioxide removal (CDR).
Scientists emphasize the need to study SRM, which involves releasing aerosols into the stratosphere and remains controversial.
CDR aims to remove CO2 from the atmosphere but faces scaling and affordability challenges.
Experts warn that funding cuts hinder progress on these technologies, leaving the world unprepared to tackle climate change.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has cut funding for climate intervention research, including solar-radiation modification (SRM) and carbon-dioxide removal (CDR).
Scientists emphasize the need to study SRM, which involves releasing aerosols into the stratosphere and remains controversial.
CDR aims to remove CO2 from the atmosphere but faces scaling and affordability challenges.
Experts warn that funding cuts hinder progress on these technologies, leaving the world unprepared to tackle climate change.