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The Climate Change Experiment

Graham Watson

31st October 2017

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This is a fantastic, detailed and slightly startling clip.

The Economist looks at the possibility of geoengineering solutions to the problems of climate change, with a particular focus on finding ways to reflect sunlight back into space.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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