This idea has been presented before, when scientists even suggested spreading moon dust in space so we can lower Earth's temperatures. However, other experts say that his is no substitute for real decarbonization and we must carefully consider our options for keeping the planet's temperatures in check.

Euronews.green says that some researchers recently suggested that we could develop a giant umbrella that could be help in place by asteroid-matter-based counterweights. Should the project be found viable, it could help us mitigate the effects of climate change over the course of decades, researchers at the University of Hawai'i said.

István Szapudi, the author of the proposed idea, claims that the counterweight would collect moondust and asteroid mass over time, effectively balancing out the shield and thus, canceling any weight restrictions.

With an estimated weight of 318 million tons, this tethered design would be as much as 100 times lighter compared to its untethered counterparts that wouldn't use counterweights. The sun shield, which is the only part of the system that would have to be launched from Earth, would account for only 32.000 tons, with rockets being able to carry up to 45.000 tons into the planet's lower orbit.

While space-based solutions are still considered by some experts to be ideal compared to modifying Earth's atmosphere via chemical solutions, others still believe that we shouldn't venture this far in the first place.

US climatologist Alan Robock is one of the scientists who believes we shouldn't play with atmosphere or space-based technology, as we don't know how these would affect the life on our planet, saying that "the cure may be worse than the disease".

Additionally, he, like others, claims that space-based solutions would end up only hurting the planet more, by discouraging emission-reduction strategies and even our ability to produce green power.