Climate economist Dr. Gernot Wagner discusses how solar geoengineering can be a major solution to climate change. He considers Carbon taxes versus carbon taxes and talks about the issue of

Climate economist Dr. Gernot Wagner discusses how solar geoengineering can be a major solution to climate change. He considers Carbon taxes versus carbon taxes and talks about the issue of uncertainty as we find creative, market-based fixes for our warming planet. At the time of his talk, Gernot Wagner was a research associate at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, a lecturer on Environmental Science and Public Policy, the executive director of Harvard’s Solar Geoengineering Research Program, an associate at the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, and an associate at the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He worked for several years as the senior economist at the Environmental Defense Fund and is the author of the bestselling book, “Climate Shock.” He now teaches at New York University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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