Climate change technology: is shading the earth too risky?

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: https://econ.st/37suszu Sign up to our climate change newsletter: https://econ.st/3uX0qNx Watch our previous video on solar geoengineering: https://econ.st/3vwTTYD Read our explainer about the IPCC’s recent report: https://econ.st/37vw77x Listen to our podcast about whether a 1.5°C climate target is attainable: https://econ.st/3xEj1zC How heatwaves in Europe are strengthening environmentalism: https://econ.st/3EsW2sA Mumbai’s ambitious net-zero plan: https://econ.st/3JQ053i Will the energy crisis spark American clean tech innovation? https://econ.st/37o4rS9