9. Terrapunks & Geoengineering w/ Luke Iseman

Luke Iseman joins to talk about his project Make Sunsets, an ambitious solar geoengineering startup that aims to cool the planet by launching reflective clouds into the stratosphere.

In this episode, we chat about creating clouds, sci-fi author Neal Stephenson, living off-grid in Mexico, kiteboarding, spearfishing, Y Combinator, the Great Carbon Credit Tree Scam, volcano ash reflecting sunlight, wtf is solar geoengineering, how weather balloons work, reducing global temperatures, cooling credits, the difference between solarpunk and terrapunk, “propaganda of the deed”, greenwashing, combating climate doomerism, nervous scientists in ivory towers, cutting red tape, Kiribati, St. Lucia, citizenship by investment, how countries are reacting to geoengineering, NOAA, and the ethics of climate capitalism.

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Learn more about Luke and Make Sunsets:

X: @makesunsets

Website: makesunsets.com

IG: @lukeiseman

X: @liseman

Website: lukeiseman.com

Terrapunk Manifesto by Nasjaq: https://nasjaq.substack.com/p/the-terrapunk-manifesto

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