Sweden rejects pioneering test of solar geoengineering tech (Clarifies scope of first planned test throughout) By Laurie Goering LONDON, March 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Under pressure from indigenous people and environmental groups, Sweden's space agency on Wednesday called off a landmark first test of technology that could pave the way for efforts to slow global warming by dimming sunlight reaching Earth.Reuters | Updated: 12-04-2021 20:56 IST | Created: 12-04-2021 20:56 IST (Clarifies scope of first planned test throughout) By Laurie Goering LONDON, March 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Under pressure from indigenous people and environmental groups, Sweden's space agency on Wednesday called off a landmark first test of technology that could pave the way for efforts to slow global warming by dimming sunlight reaching Earth. The Swedish Space Corporation said it had decided not to conduct the technical test, using a high-altitude balloon, that was planned for June near the Arctic circle town of Kiruna by Harvard University researchers.