The world ahead: Sunshady business
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If efforts to cut emissions fall short, might some nations resort to solar geoengineering — building a sunshade in the stratosphere — to buy more time? Also, what if Facebook blocked Europeans from using its services? Tom Standage hosts For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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