32 weird ways to fight climate change

In the fight against climate change scientists have invented some weird and wonderful ways to cut greenhouse gases, stop glacier melt and shade the powerful rays of the sun to reduce the planet’s surface temperature. The future of Earth relies on humankind’s ability to curb our reliance on fossil fuels — and ultimately use fewer natural resources.

Here are 32 of the weirdest ways scientists have suggested to combat climate change.

Artificial volcanoes

To slow global warming, scientists have proposed creating artificial volcanoes to form an enormous “heat shield” that reduces Earth’s temperature. The “Pinatubo strategy” involves launching jets into the stratosphere that release sulfur compounds, which reflect sunlight away from the Earth — mimicking the natural impact on the atmosphere as a volcanic eruption.