Flood recession agriculture could be beneficial / help smallholder farmers
Power grid / energy usage could be reduced with incentives / rewards
Digital technology / data / plant genomics / biologics could dramatically change agriculture
Extreme weather could be turned into blessings
Focusing solely on green energy finance could be detrimental / alienating to developing countries
Buildings could be made of cob / clay / mud
Farmworkers / construction / all workers could be prevented from heatstroke / kidney damage / death
The U.S. / world could have more public swimming pools / lessons
LK-99 could be the first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor
FEMA could have a better / quicker / less fragmented / less complicated / adequately staffed and funded response to natural disasters / emergencies
"Living coastlines" could be fortified with coconuts to prevent coastal erosion / support wildlife
A self sustaining, zero waste house could produce food / generate energy
Glass could become sand / rebuild coastlines / be upcycled
Fungi could cause a pandemic
Grassfed, grazing cattle could sequester more carbon than produced
Desert could become soil
Carbon dioxide could be pumped underground and turned into peridotite / carbonate minerals
Smallholder farmers could have a greenhouse-in-a-box
Stones with seaweed spores could grow seaweed forests
Greywater recycling could be used
Microbial fungus on seeds could restore carbon in soil, promote plant growth, and grow with less water
Geothermal could be a significant renewable energy resource
"Supercrops" / "green revolution" crops could use less irrigation / pesticides and suck nitrogen / carbon out of the air
Carbon dioxide could be turned into rock
Wind turbines could be bladeless, noise-free, not harm birds, on rooftops, and produce more power
Kowbucha, seaweed, algae, vaccines, etc. could reduce cow methane emissions
Jackfruit could be good for the planet, easy for farmers to grow, and eaten as a meat substitute
Sheep shearing / the handling of merino sheep / wool could be humane and climate-friendly
Terraces could be good for climate adaptation / droughts / preventing fires / landslides
A global carbon price / tax could be the solution to global warming
Prediction markets could improve future forecasts / public policy
A large-scale volcanic eruption / meteor impact could be prepared for / cause climate change
California could be prepared for a megastorm
The economy could shrink or not have to grow much
Carbon credits could be more reliable / easier to access by blockchain and crypto
Algae could become biofertilizer, bioplastic, pollution control (sewage and fertilizers), food / vitamins, fuel, fish and mushroom feed, and dyes/stabilizers
Net zero / less carbon emission pledges could be standardized / meaningful
Groundwater could be replenished
Fracking could enhance geothermal energy
Iron could encourage the growth of ocean phytoplankton to capture carbon
Enset could be a drought-resistant crop
Nuclear power could be less expensive and safer
Beavers could restore habitats and protect against climate change / floods
Using wood for fuel could have negative effects
Methane leaks could be spotted from space and plugged
Coffee, meat, other foods could be synthetically created
Aquaculture could be automated
Methane leaks could be turned into CO2 and water
Nitrogen fertilizer could be produced by the air
Sustainable forestry and fishing practices could become viable livelihoods
Machines could suck carbon dioxide out of the air
Land and sea could be rewild-ed
Soccer clubs / sports could be carbon neutral
National water pipelines / aqueducts could be built
Sprinkling rock dust on agriculture could have a big effect on climate change
Marine cloud brightening could save coral reefs and reflect solar radiation
Farmers could receive payments for meeting environment and climate goals
More varieties of sustainable meat could be available
Venture capital / impact investing / angel investing / private equity / hedge funds / institutional investors could take ESG / world issues into account
Ducks and fish could be used in rice farming
Grazing herbivores and grasslands could preserve permafrost and methane
GMO crops could be harming small-scale farmers through unaffordable / not climate adaptable seeds and pesticide use
Cloud seeding could cause rain to reduce temperatures and cause rain
Free trade / bilateral trade agreements could have negative effects on labor / environment
Cargo ships / cruises could have sails or use hydrogen / solar power
Deep sea mining could be destructive
Supercharged plants could slow climate change
Water wars could be solved
Activist hedge funds/shareholders could push companies to become environmentally sustainable
Concrete could absorb rather than release carbon dioxide
Massive solar farms in deserts could have environmental consequences
Methane gas could fuel artisan studios or other electricity needs
Gold mining could not destroy the Amazon rainforest
Bottom trawling could not be used by the fishing industry
Crops could be grown in the ocean
Grocery stores, restaurants, and other food vendors could put less food in dumpsters
Plastics could help capture carbon emissions
Architecture / design could be humanitarian
Windows could tint automatically
Buildings could be made of wood
Highways/roads could be solar powered
Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and/or NFTs could have a large carbon/energy footprint
Plants could send emails
The oil and gas industry could not abandon polluting, decaying wells
China's foreign aid could create unsustainable debt and environmental issues in developing countries
Quinoa, millet, sorghum, fonio, barley, oat, sweet potato, other crops, etc. could better ease malnutrition, water availability, and hunger in developing countries
Forest products could be harvested easily to prevent deforestation
Insurance could prepare for famines, pandemics, weather changes, climate change, and humanitarian disasters
ESG investing could have clearer metrics / standards / regulatory oversight to prevent green / social / ethics washing
The value of environmental conservation could be incorporated into insurance products
Solar panels could benefit land underneath
Energy from nuclear fusion could be possible
Nuclear power could be a risky solution to climate change
Waste could become energy
Degraded or abandoned land could be brought back to life
Peatlands could have a big effect on climate change, regulate water flow, provide forest products, and conserve biodiversity
Women / girls access to education / family planning could have a big effect on climate change, health, and development
Food, meal delivery, and restaurants could be certified as eco-friendly, labor-friendly, and/or sustainable
Rice could be farmed in a climate friendly way
Bamboo could restore soil, reduce deforestation, grow faster than other plants, and act as carbon sinks
Regenerative agriculture/soil could have a big effect on climate change and health
Rainforests could be regrown
Seaweed farming could fight against climate change / regenerate marine ecosystems / create new businesses
Houses, buildings, cities, and/or towns could float
Endangered species and plants could be moved to less threatened environments
Mini-forests could restore biodiversity and reduce carbon emissions
Ocean forests could be replanted
Hurricane strength could be reduced with hot water
Aviation, trucks, and cars could be electric
Clams, mussels, and oysters could be environmentally-friendly food choices
Meat could be eaten less
Whales and phytoplankton could decrease carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Insects could be used as animal and aquaculture feed
Glaciers could grow with artificial snow
Individuals could offset their carbon emissions
Refrigerant emissions could be environmentally disposed and alternative refrigerants could be used
Present and potential solutions ranked by global warming impact could be shared and acted on
Defensive design could prevent floods
Zigzag brick kilns could reduce air pollution in South Asia
Ice stupas could provide irrigation and mitigate climate change
Carbon emissions could be priced, capped and traded, or taxed to be redistributed as rebates
A carbon-neutral “synthetic oil well” on every rooftop could provide air-conditioning
Water could be provided to wild animals during droughts
Carbon dioxide could be captured through gas separation technology
Inedible plant life could be turned into environmentally-friendly fuel and healthy sugar
Oysters / oyster shells could restore reefs along coastlines / prevent storm surges
Biochar could be used as fuel in cookstoves
Office buildings could have open windows
Clean cookstoves could be used in developing countries
National educational, scientific, and historical standards could be set for school textbooks
Herding livestock could prevent desertification
Electricity free algae street lamps could suck up CO2
People could use and have access to community solar farms or solar gardens
Cities / towns could offer curbside compost collection systems
Skyscraper or vertical farms could produce aeroponic and hydroponic crops
Insects could be more widely eaten / cultivated
Agricultural subsidies could be reformed
Ice cooling tanks could provide air conditioning
CO2 could sucked up and buried to reduce levels in the atmosphere
Clouds could be created to mirror and reflect the sun to cool the earth
Sulfur laden smoke from coal burning plants could be spewed into the stratosphere to cool the earth
