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scientificamerican | Geoengineering Test Quietly Launches Salt Crystals into Atmosphere, 4 Apr

CLIMATEWIRE | The nation's first outdoor test to limit global warming by increasing cloud cover launched Tuesday from the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the San Francisco Bay.
The experiment, which organizers didn't widely announce to avoid public backlash, marks the acceleration of a contentious field of research known as solar radiation modification. The concept involves shooting substances such as aerosols into the sky to reflect sunlight away from the Earth....

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euractiv | New packaging rules set to become law despite Commission objections (18.93.24)
For households, the most visible change brought by the new law will be the harmonisation of deposit return schemes for plastic bottles and cans. Countries like Italy and Spain, which currently do not have deposit return schemes, will have to adopt them by 2029 to achieve the 90% target for returns of plastic bottles and drink cans. From 2030, fruit and vegetables may no longer be wrapped in single-use plastic, nor may luggage be plastic-wrapped at airports. Plastic sauce cachets will also be banned, while their paper counterparts will be permitted.