22 September 2025

Podcast: Climate risk realism and the case for cooling to a livable planet

 

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by David Spratt

Recently I had the opportunity to join Arjana and Kathy from MEER podcasts to discuss climate risk realism and the case for cooling to a livable planet. We cover climate risk, tipping points, and the case for surface-based, and reversible cooling alongside deep decarbonization.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro & state of the climate 
09:23 Timelines, policy realism & trade-offs 
17:38
Risk, overshoot & stability 
26:25
Cooling options & evaluation 
35:20
Try this 
37:36
Myth vs Measurement 
42:17
Closing & resources
 

MEER (surface-based cooling) develops frugal, reversible, surface-based cooling to reduce heat stress and balance Earth’s energy—alongside emissions cut:  https://www.meer.org/