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Reflecting Sunlight Into Space Is The Cheapest Way To Prevent Climate Change

09/03/2012
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  • Reflect Sunlight to Combat Global Warming
    A few months ago we posted "5 Crazy Ways To Stop Climate Change" - a list of geoengineering concepts put forward to stop the planet from warming. One of the ideas was to essentially "wrap Greenland in a blanket" in order to reflect the sun’s rays back into space and prevent the country's glaciers from melting. While it sounds insane, a new study published this week in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that reflecting sunlight back into space is actually "the cheapest way for us to combat global warming"....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/reflecting-sunlight-into-space-is-the-cheapest-way-to-prevent-climate-change/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Reflect Sunlight to Combat Global Warming
    A few months ago we posted "5 Crazy Ways To Stop Climate Change" - a list of geoengineering concepts put forward to stop the planet from warming. One of the ideas was to essentially "wrap Greenland in a blanket" in order to reflect the sun’s rays back into space and prevent the country's glaciers from melting. While it sounds insane, a new study published this week in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that reflecting sunlight back into space is actually "the cheapest way for us to combat global warming"....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/reflecting-sunlight-into-space-is-the-cheapest-way-to-prevent-climate-change/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Reflect Sunlight to Combat Global Warming

A few months ago we posted "5 Crazy Ways To Stop Climate Change" - a list of geoengineering concepts put forward to stop the planet from warming. One of the ideas was to essentially "wrap Greenland in a blanket" in order to reflect the sun’s rays back into space and prevent the country's glaciers from melting. While it sounds insane, a new study published this week in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that reflecting sunlight back into space is actually "the cheapest way for us to combat global warming"....

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