Wealthy donors declared they will continue bankrolling efforts to alter the atmosphere to prevent climate change despite initial efforts being derailed by a skeptical public. Politico reported this week that major groups connected to Wall Street and Silicon Valley have vowed to keep raising money to create innovations and technology that will limit global warming – including methods of brightening clouds to limit the amount of sunlight that enters the earth’s atmosphere.
Prtizker’s group is one of several that have funded research at the University of Washington to find ways to intervene in the sun’s effects on the planet to reduce global warming, a field of science referred to as 'geoengineering.' However, two recent experiments were shutdown following public backlash.
Not only are billionaire donors interested in this research - the Biden White House has expressed support for it as well. The White House website published a report released by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy last year that revealed that its team is researching geoengineering methods to keep the sun's rays from accelerating global warming.