Rather than aggressively crack down on air pollution, the administration is looking to end global warming by putting a giant mirror into orbit, or by adding more particles into the air to increase global dimming. Of course, the comparable idea of introducing one foreign species to combat another has always worked so flawlessly. Why not try the same by introducing tons of sulphate particles into the atmosphere of our entire planet? If things go well we could have air as thick and healthy as Venus’… Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people?

The US government wants the world’s scientists to develop technology to block sunlight as a last-ditch way to halt global warming, the Guardian has learned. It says research into techniques such as giant mirrors in space or reflective dust pumped into the atmosphere would be “important insurance” against rising emissions, and has lobbied for such a strategy to be recommended by a major UN report on climate change, the first part of which will be published on Friday.

The US has also attempted to steer the UN report, prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), away from conclusions that would support a new worldwide climate treaty based on binding targets to reduce emissions - as sought by Tony Blair. It has demanded a draft of the report be changed to emphasize the benefits of voluntary agreements and to include criticisms of the Kyoto Protocol, the existing treaty which the US administration opposes.

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