climatechangepolicy
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A Vintage Warplane Is Scouting for Clues That Geoengineering Could Actually Work
Solar geoengineering is a controversial strategy to block sunlight from reaching Earth in order to slow down climate change, with one of the leading proposals involving adding reflective particles to the stratosphere. But before humanity makes any more big changes to our atmosphere, it would probably be a good idea to try to understand it.…
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The UN Wants Big Oil’s Help on Climate, Good Luck With That
The United Nations wants Big Oil to have a seat at the table when it comes to climate solutions — an idea kind of like inviting a fox into a henhouse.
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Physicists Propose Blasting Moon Dust Into Space to Fix Climate Change
In case you haven’t noticed, things are getting a little bit desperate when it comes to climate change. We need global solutions and meaningful action as of yesterday, but our political leaders and corporate overlords alike are mostly doubling down on the status quo. Enter: Theoretical physicists.
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An Oil Exec Will Lead the UN’s 2023 Climate Summit
For nearly 30 years, nations, nonprofits, researchers, industry representatives, and other stakeholders have gathered annually at the United Nations’ Conference of Parties — commonly known as COP — to talk through implementation of the U.N.’s climate change treaty. Though deeply imperfect, these summits are a critical focal point of global climate diplomacy and policy every…