TED Talks Daily Emergency medicine for our climate fever | Kelly Wanser
Sep 1, 2019
Kelly Wanser, a climate innovation activist, dives into the urgent necessity of climate intervention strategies. She discusses the dual effects of industrial emissions—how they can both warm the planet and reflect sunlight. Wanser explores the promising, albeit risky, concept of "cloud brightening" as a potential tool to mitigate climate change. She emphasizes the importance of rapid action and collaborative research to develop innovative solutions that address the health impacts of environmental crises.
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Unintentional Climate Experiment
- New regulations mandate ships to reduce sulfur emissions for human health.
- This reduction may inadvertently increase global warming due to decreased cloud brightening.
Accidental Geoengineering
- Current human activities unintentionally cool the planet via particle dispersion.
- Harnessing this effect could offer a fast-acting solution to reduce warming.
Marine Cloud Brightening Project
- Kelly Wanser, a technology executive, initiated the Marine Cloud Brightening Project.
- This project explores using sea salt to brighten clouds and offset warming.