Cooling Climate Chaos: A Proposal to Cool the Planet within Twenty Years

Abstract

Greenhouse gases heat up the planet, but they are not the major driver of climate change. While carbon gets all the attention, there is another huge factor which is largely overlooked. It is water in its movements and changes of state (ice, liquid water and vapour) as it interacts with plant life and the atmosphere. This interaction has enormous stabilizing and cooling effects. Once we understand the full force of plants and the water cycle, we can confront the climate crisis with a whole new set of powerful, additional measures. Plants, healthy soils, and healthy ecosystems stabilize weather, and the climate and bring about cooling.