Tackling Climate Change through Radiative Cooling

Joule 3, 2057 (2019)https://ireap.umd.edu/10.1016/j.joule.2019.07.0102019Journal ArticleAdvanced Materials and Nanotechnology

Despite growing public concerns and international agreements, few concrete actions have been taken to fix our changing climate. In fact, the Earth is now warming faster than expected, and greenhouse gas emissions are still on the rise. The path forward has been clear: a reduction in CO₂ emission is needed through an increase in energy efficiency and cleaner power production. However, failure to act is making these solutions harder to realize, because the CO₂ that we put in the atmosphere today can persist for decades. The Earth has already warmed by 1°C above pre-industrial levels and is expected to reach 1.5°C in the next 10 to 20 years.  With time running out, we may need to turn to additional mitigation strategies.