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Orbital Sunshades Are an Impractical Climate Fix

Joe Scott · Explainer · YouTube title: Space Shades: Humanity's Last Hope | Answers With Joe
Why it's here

Linked as a worked look at the maths and assumptions of orbital sunshades, which concludes they are impractical.

What it covers

Joe Scott takes a serious look at space sunshades as a climate fix, asking how big they would need to be, what they would cost and whether they would work. He draws on Roger Angel's paper and launch options.