Climate change technology: is shading the earth too risky? | The Economist

If the world is getting too hot, why not give it some shade? Solar geoengineering could halt global warming, but there are risks to this controversial technology. 00:00 - Is solar geoengineering worth the risks? 00:41 - On the frontline of climate change 01:40 - What is solar geoengineering? 02:05 - Why the Saami Council stopped a research project 03:33 - Why we need more research 05:05 - The risk of global political tension 06:12 - The risk of termination shock 07:07 - What is marine cloud brightening? 09:04 - The risk of unequal effects View all of The Economist’s climate change coverage: Sign up to our climate change newsletter: Watch our previous video on solar geoengineering: Read our explainer about the IPCC’s recent report: Listen to our podcast about whether a 1.5°C climate target is attainable: How heatwaves in Europe are strengthening environmentalism: