This fascinating slide show and talk tells the real story of what happened when a Canadian Geoengineering company laid claim to St Ives Bay. What happened next spread ripples around the world and showed the power of community.
In February 2023, the Times Newspaper broke the story that a Canadian geoengineering company had carried out a secret chemical experiment in St Ives Bay and was about to embark on more. The company had already sold carbon credits and reassured locals that this was going to heal the ocean and combat global heating. Local people were shocked and concerned by the lack of information about the experiment and its potential impact on the bay. But did questioning the experiment mean that the community was standing in the way of genuine progress in the climate crisis? After all, Elon Musk was backing the experiment and there’d already been a secret test that had gone ahead with no questions asked.
Greta Williams Room, St Ives Library, 14:30 – 15:45
