Mirrors for Climate Mitigation

Learn about a new climate solution from Professor Lisa Doner, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Plymouth State University on Saturday, January 21 at 11 a.m. at the Rockingham Library. One of the most pressing environmental problems we face today is that the earth is overheating, threatening human, plant and animal life. This presentation will discuss a strikingly innovative solution, which proposes that surface-based mirrors can be used to reflect sunlight away from the earth before it can be absorbed as heat, thereby helping to reduce rising temperatures.  Such a simple, mechanical solution would grant us a vitally necessary reprieve – time to work on transitioning away from fossil fuels. This new idea, developed by MIT and Harvard scientist Dr. Ye Tao, will be presented by Dr. Tao’s colleague, Professor Lisa Doner. Professor Doner currently spearheads two field experiments using prototype mirrors at Plymouth State University and the Concord Technical Institute both in New Hampshire. This presentation is free and open to the public. Those who can’t attend the program in person may go to this zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89191411557 or go to rockinghamlibrary.org and click on the zoom link from there. For more information, email programming@rockinghamlibrary.org, call (802) 463-4270 or stop by the Library at 65 Westminster St., Bellows Falls, VT