A climate change solution from science fiction

About this episode

The episode explores a science fiction-inspired proposal to reflect sunlight away from Earth as a potential climate change solution.

Earth keeps getting hotter. And despite some efforts to slow planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, they're still rising, leaving a lot of people hungry for alternative climate solutions. One idea: reflect sunlight away from Earth. Amy Scott, host of the Marketplace climate podcast, “How We Survive,” looked into one out-there proposal to do just that, and whether it could one day become a reality.

People in this episode

Host: Amy Scott

Topics covered

• climate change
• greenhouse gas emissions
• solar reflection
• science fiction
• climate solutions

Keywords

• climate change
• greenhouse gases
• solar reflection
• science fiction
• alternative solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Earth

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