Episode
8. Risk Realism: Cooling a Livable Planet w/ David Spratt
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- MEER Podcast
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- Sep 19, 2025
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- 2618
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Summary
David Spratt joins hosts Arjana and Kathy to talk climate risk, tipping points, and the case for surface-based, reversible cooling alongside deep decarbonization. Practical, people-first strategies to cut heat stress now—no silver bullets, just grounded engineering. Synopsis Why mainstream assessments underplay systemic risk; how optimism bias shapes policy; and a practical framework for surface reflectors & passive cooling as an urgent complement to decarbonization. Key points: Risk realism and cascading tipping points Overshoot: managing near-term heat Surface-based cooling: scalable, reversible, community-level Equity, governance, and measurement Calls to action Listen/share the episode • Explore MEER’s work meer.org