Andrew Yang released a climate plan that included fake volcano eruptions and giant space mirrors as potential emergency options to combat climate change.
“Stratosphere aerosol scattering, on the other, would be a drastic response to the climate crisis. When volcanoes erupt, they spew sulfur dioxide into the sky and reflect sunlight particles away from the earth,” the 44-year-old former tech entrepreneur said in his climate plan released Monday. “If scientists can find a way to burn sulfur in the stratosphere, then they could mimic the positive effects of volcanoes eruptions on climate change and their ability to help keep the earth cool.”
Yang said space mirrors could also be another emergency option to combat climate change.
“Space mirrors would involve launching giant foldable mirrors into space that would deploy and reflect much of the sun’s light. This method would be extremely expensive, which is why it should be investigated as a last resort. However, since we would be able to ‘undo’ the mirror after deployment if needed, it’s less permanent.”
The presidential contender said the plan is needed because “our planet is a mess.”
During the July Democratic debate, Yang warned that we need to move people to “higher ground” because of climate change.
“The last four years have been the four warmest years in recorded history. This going to be a tough truth, but we are too late. We are 10 years too late,” he said. “We need to do everything we can to start moving the climate in the right direction, but we also need to start moving our people to higher ground. And the best way to do that is to put economic resources into your hands so you can protect yourself and your families.”
Yang has run his campaign on the promise of giving every American adult $1,000 a month along with an eclectic set of over 100 additional policy positions.
He is currently polling in eighth place at 2.1% in the Democratic presidential primary, according to RealClearPolitics.
