How can we sustain prosperity within planetary boundaries?

Should We Bet on Climate Moonshots?

January 21, 2026
15:30–16:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Fusion energy, carbon-dioxide removal and even solar radiation modification are hailed by some as the technologies that could tip the balance in the fight against climate change. Advocates see them as essential moonshots to achieve net zero and secure planetary resilience. What would it look like to bet big on moonshots?

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

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Noubar Afeyan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Flagship Pioneering
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Kimberly Budil
Laboratory Director
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Bob Mumgaard
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Fusion Systems

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