Clockwork Climate
The Cold War's wildest dreams of climate control have made a spectacular comeback: from the USA to China, 'geo-engineers' promise to make climate change the way we want. And they have found powerful supporters among lobbyists and entrepreneurs. This film is an investigation into the world-wide boom in geo-engineering. How did a pseudo-science with a controversial past become a planet-wide research subject? How did crack-pot academics turn into respected and even courted figures? How can we keep "rogue states" from staking their all in dangerous experiments? And will we really have any choice?
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Released
- 2015
Details
Release year: 2015
Storyline
The Cold War's wildest dreams of climate control have made a spectacular comeback: from the USA to China, 'geo-engineers' promise to make climate change the way we want. And they have found powerful supporters among lobbyists and entrepreneurs. This film is an investigation into the world-wide boom in geo-engineering. How did a pseudo-science with a controversial past become a planet-wide research subject? How did crack-pot academics turn into respected and even courted figures? How can we keep "rogue states" from staking their all in dangerous experiments? And will we really have any choice?
Top credits
- Matthew Watson — Self - Volcanologist
- Nathan Myhrvold — Self - Co-Founder of Intellectual Ventures
- David Keith — Self - Physicist
- Lee Lane — Self - Lobbyist Hudson Institute