About “Let's Brighten Some Clouds”
Alan Gadian discusses early Marine Cloud Brightening research by John Latham and Stephen Salter. Robert Tulip and Peter Wadhams are also engaged in albedo research.
The Earth has existed in a “sweet spot” for nearly 12,000 years—a delicate climatic balance that allowed civilization to flourish. But that balance is gone. While politicians debate whether we have passed the 1.5°C threshold, the thermodynamics of the planet are telling a different, far more urgent story.
In a recent Project Save the World forum hosted by sociologist Metta Spencer and policy expert Robert “Robbie” Tulip, three veteran scientists discussed a technology that could offer humanity a lifeline: Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB). The consensus among them was stark: we are running out of time, and the political and academic resistance to climate intervention is becoming a threat to global security.
The Historian of the Future
The focal point of the discussion was Alan Gadian, a professor of dynamical meteorology at Leeds University and the National Center for Atmospheric Science. Gadian came to the forum to discuss his new paper documenting the history of MCB, but his message was focused firmly on the future.
Alan Gadian
“I’m convinced that in ten years’ time, we will have to somehow reduce the solar input to the surface of the earth,” Gadian stated flatly.
