Reflecting Sunlight Back To The Sun To Cool The Earth

By Douglas McIntyre  •  December 1, 2025

It seems wild, but there is a chance that reflecting sunlight back toward the sun could cool the Earth. The problem is, the mechanism would eat up huge amounts of space. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief of Climatecrisis247 explains.

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