Cooling the climate, a global call to action!

By Rob de Laet

“I want to share a perspective often overlooked in mainstream climate science: nature has been cooling the planet for hundreds of millions of years, not primarily through carbon capture, but through the water cycle, especially evapotranspiration driven by plants. When plants release water vapor, it rises, carrying heat away from the Earth’s surface and forming clouds that reflect sunlight and produce rain. This process, fuelled by photosynthesis and biological aerosols, cools the planet far more effectively than carbon sequestration alone.

Our estimates show that in places like the Amazon, water-driven cooling can be over 100 times more impactful. By restoring ecosystems, soils, and plant cover, we can reestablish the Earth’s natural temperature regulation systems. This includes reforesting key biomes, reviving the oceans, greening deserts, and enabling communities everywhere to engage in ecological restoration. If we act urgently and at scale, this nature-based cooling can help us stabilize the climate within two decades”.

See this for further information: Cooling the Climate.