Mad science: Can we really repair the climate?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Geoengineering is the large-scale – and often experimental – manipulation of the environment in an attempt to slow down climate change. The question is, is it mad science? Or our last hope?
Science correspondent Thomas Moore has visited the Climate Repair Unit in Cambridge, where they're attempting to thicken Arctic ice. He joins Niall to explain the research and the controversies surrounding it.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Mike Bovill
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