The Positive Case For Global Cooling That Few Seem Willing to Make
Paul Gambill
Jul 31, 2025
The Temperature Stabilization Imperative – I spent a decade building carbon removal infrastructure, believing we could scale our way out of the climate crisis. The math proved me wrong. In a more perfect world, we would today be well on our way to removing 285 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030, but what we’ve achieved so far is barely a drop in the bucket.
This forced me to step back and see the bigger picture. We have exactly three tools to prevent catastrophic warming: emissions reduction, carbon removal, and cooling interventions. Despite heroic efforts, emissions aren’t falling fast enough. Carbon removal isn’t scaling fast enough. That leaves cooling—which could stabilize temperatures while the other two catch up. Yet we’ve barely begun preparing this option.
