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They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went even worse than you think.

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Briefings

Climate researcher Colleen Golja participated in a simulated war game in London to test how global actors would react to a hypothetical technology that could cool the planet but carries unknown risks. The simulation involved dozens of experts from various sectors, including governments and tech companies, who debated strategies to prevent a dangerous technological race. Golja found that participants were often more concerned with geopolitical risks than the scientific feasibility of the cooling technology, suggesting that ethical research alone cannot prevent a dangerous technological race.

Key points

• Colleen Golja, a climate researcher, led a simulated war game in London to test how global actors would react to a hypothetical technology that could cool the planet but carries unknown risks.
• The simulation involved dozens of experts from governments, NGOs, and tech companies who debated strategies to prevent a dangerous technological race, revealing that participants prioritized geopolitical concerns over scientific feasibility.

Context

This article describes a simulated war game where climate researcher Colleen Golja tested how global actors would react to a hypothetical technology that could cool the planet but carries unknown risks. The simulation involved dozens of experts from governments, NGOs, and tech companies who debated strategies to prevent a dangerous technological race, revealing that participants prioritized geopolitical concerns over scientific feasibility.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to a single simulated war game held in London in September 2026. The simulation's outcomes are not confirmed as real-world predictions, and the specific risks of the cooling technology remain unverified by the simulation itself.

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