January 2, 2022
Climate Crisis Solutions - Climate Genn Podcast
"With global agriculture across the world at high risk from rising temperatures and associated impacts, Ye’s team are proposing increasing the Earth’s reflectivity in order to reduce the temperature within the biosphere.
In this interview we go into some detail about how it works, resource requirements, where it would be deployed and the pathway to scaling up.
Social response is critical Ye also highlights the need for more understanding of psychology in order to be able to align the growing numbers of people around the world who are realising that our future is in a perilous state."

Other Resources

A Landmark Collaboration: MEER and EBKUST Unite for Freshwater Evaporation Suppression Research
On June 19th, 2024, a significant step forward in environmental research and sustainability was marked by the visit of Dr. Ye Tao and the MEER Freetown team to the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST) in Makeni.
June 20, 2024
Blog

Can mirrors help fight the threat of extreme heat?
When the inside of your home feels as hot as an oven, it can be impossible to cope.
During the dry season, that was the daily reality for Khadija Kamara, living in the Kroo Bay settlement of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Her home has recently had a reflective panel installed, aimed at reducing the temperature indoors.
June 19, 2024
Press
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MEERTALK June 2024
Bamboo Revolution: Social Tipping Point for Planetary Climate Migration? Paul Maidowski studied International Relations in Dresden, Beijing, and Boston and worked in international climate negotiations and renewable energies. He currently explores the climate mitigation potential of bamboo for future worlds with elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
June 2, 2024
MEERTALK