How to Solve Climate Change

Today you will learn from expert guest Daniele Visioni about geoengineering, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Summary

Guest: Daniele Visioni

Daniele Visioni obtained his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics from the University of L’Aquila, in Italy, in 2018. He moved to Cornell in the same year, where he started as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In 2022, he continued on as a Research Associate in the same department, and also became a Research Scientist I at the National Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAR). He joined EAS in the fall of 2023 as Assistant Professor, and retains a courtesy appointment as Affiliate Scientist at NCAR in the Atmospheric Chemistry, Observation and Modeling (ACOM) lab. He’s the co-chair of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP), and has been a coauthor of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022.

Follow Daniele Visioni:

Explain succinctly what geoengineering is from first principles.

Why does geoengineering help to solve climate change?

Steel man the other side. Why would geoengineering NOT work to solve climate change?

Who benefits most by geoengineering as a solution?

Who is harmed most by geoengineering as a solution?

How does geoengineering work as a solution to climate change?

For geoengineering as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?

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Additional Resources

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Top Skills To Learn

Our guest recommends learning the following skills:

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Activity

Activity: Geoengineering Pros and Cons Chart

Description: Create a chart listing the potential pros and cons of various geoengineering techniques. Reflect on the ethical, social, and environmental implications.

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