This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth
This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth
David Keith has an audacious plan to slow down global warming. Critics say it poses grave risks.
In addition to actual reporting, the NYT creates newslike ads for the fossil fuels industry. This results in disproportionate attention on high-risk approaches that involve anything other than phasing out fossil fuel use.
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I have a great idea on how to block the sun!
They're called trees.
Oh they help, but at scale, they help by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. You just can't actually increase the forested area by enough to fully offset the damage we're doing
We should focus on planting trees in downtown areas with sprawling pavement acting as giant radiators.
That's a completely reasonable adaptation measure.