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What if we actually solved the climate crisis?

What it takes. Why it's feasible now. The scorecard for conviction.

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Napkin math

The climate repair, in four numbers.

Numbers anchored to More Energy, Clean Planet, chapters 1 and 4. Each one is contestable. We show our work →

2027 → 2130

What it could look like.

From the publication of More Energy, Clean Planet in January 2027 to the projected return of atmospheric CO2 to 280 ppm by 2130. One scenario consistent with the napkin math above.

A line chart from 2027 to 2130 plotting three trajectories of the High-Energy Repair thesis. Annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions (amber) start near 37 Gt CO₂/yr in 2027, decline steeply, and reach zero by 2050. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration (cobalt blue) starts at 425 ppm, rises to peak near 470 ppm in the early 2050s, then falls to 280 ppm by 2130. Annual carbon removal capacity (emerald) stays near zero through the early 2040s, then ramps to roughly 30 Gt CO₂/yr by 2060 and stays flat thereafter. Phase markers across the top label the scorecard's start in 2027, net-zero flux in 2050, the CO₂ peak passing around 2060, the slow exhale at 2090, and 280 ppm restored by 2130.

High-Energy Repair: 2027 to 2130 trajectories (vertical) A line chart from 2027 to 2130 plotting three trajectories of the High-Energy Repair thesis. Annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions (amber) start near 37 Gt CO₂/yr in 2027, decline steeply, and reach zero by 2050. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration (cobalt blue) starts at 425 ppm, rises to peak near 470 ppm in the early 2050s, then falls to 280 ppm by 2130. Annual carbon removal capacity (emerald) stays near zero through the early 2040s, then ramps to roughly 30 Gt CO₂/yr by 2060 and stays flat thereafter. Phase markers across the top label the scorecard's start in 2027, net-zero flux in 2050, the CO₂ peak passing around 2060, the slow exhale at 2090, and 280 ppm restored by 2130. 2030 2050 2090 2130 The warm-up ends · Net-zero flux Full-scale removal · CO₂ peak passes The slow exhale · ~385 ppm Pre-industrial 280 ppm restored 0 Gt/yr 425 ppm 37 Gt/yr 0 Gt/yr ~30 Gt/yr 280 ppm
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Curve shapes are editorial illustrations of the High-Energy Repair thesis, drawn from More Energy, Clean Planet, chapters 1 and 4. See the book for the full argument and /research for indicator-level detail.
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Cover of More Energy, Clean Planet by Keri Waters

Forbes Books · January 19, 2027

More Energy, Clean Planet

Cheap Power Will Solve the Climate Crisis Within a Century

Two thousand gigatons of legacy carbon. One hundred years to remove it. Four pillars of engineering, powered by energy cheaper than any in history. By Keri Waters. Forbes Books, January 2027.

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