Planetary sunshade

Planetary sunshade

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Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026

A planetary sunshade, also known as a space sunshade or sunshield, is a hypothetical geoengineering structure designed to divert or reduce solar radiation before it reaches Earth. By positioning a large occulting disc or reflective technology between the Earth and the Sun, it aims to decrease global insolation and mitigate the effects of global warming.

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  1. Emad MostaquePositiveSep 5, 2026· Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

    A sunshade roughly India’s area could reduce global temperature by one degree Celsius.

    “about the size of India would knock a degree Celsius off.”

    Listen at 2:20:48

    Open the episode · GPT-6 Astra Saturates ARC-AGI-3, Tesla's $30K Cybercab Floods Austin, Anthropic Proves Fermat's Last Theorem | EP #286
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