But nobody in Durban at the UN climate change talks wanted to douse the enthusiasm of one Muftah Elarbash from the Libyan delegation.
His country’s transitional government apparently has a $45trn plan that would not just cool the Earth by 6°C but reverse global warming and provide power for two billion people.
Problem solved, you might think, until you get into the detail of building 50 or so 15km-wide “venting towers” to create constant winds in the desert to drive massive wind farms that would send electricity around the world.
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