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C2GTalk: How can fiction help people think about solar radiation modification? with Eliot Peper
C2GTalk: How can fiction help people think about solar radiation modification? with Eliot Peper
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38 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
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When author Eliot Peper first heard about solar geoengineering, or solar radiation modification, he knew he had to write a novel. "There are so many different angles on this kind of a problem. It raises so many questions that impact every area of our lives," he told C2GTalk. Speculative fiction, says Peper, can spark people's curiosity and inspire them to become engaged. "If it makes other people look more deeply and pay more attention, to me that's a huge win." Eliot Peper is the author of nine novels, including Veil, Cumulus, Bandwidth, and Neon Fever Dream. He also publishes a blog, and sends a monthly newsletter. He is on Twitter, @eliotpeper. Peper’s most recent novel, Veil, is a speculative thriller about diplomats, hackers, spies, scientists, and billionaires racing to control our climate future. Janos Pastor, C2G’s executive director, calls Veil "the tale we need to confront climate change. Peper deftly explores one of the most controversial ideas on the climate agenda—solar geoengineering—and its geopolitical quandaries—raising tough questions and showing why we require new forms of governance to answer them." This interview was recorded on December 14, 2021 and will be available with interpretation into 中文, Español, and Français. For an edited transcript, please go to C2G's website.
Released:
Jan 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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