Dimming the Sun

“A Next Big Idea Club Must Read “A thoughtful look at a high-tech effort at delaying global warming… . Sober arguments for a still-controversial approach.” – Kirkus Reviews“Thomas Ramge opts for a variant of climate engineering in a clear and sober manner… . Interesting and perhaps convincing even for some instinctive opponents.” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Christian Schwägerl“Ramge argues that it’s an idea whose time has come, but urges caution… [as there is] an urgent need for better understanding and regulatory framework.” – Booklist

Dr. Thomas Ramge thinks and writes at the crossroads of technology and economics, sustainability and society. He has published more than twenty nonfiction books, selling more than two million copies worldwide, including Who’s Afraid of AI?, On the Brink of Utopia, Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data, and The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It. His essays and articles appear in The Economist, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Foreign Affairs. He holds a PhD in sociology of technology and is an Associated Researcher at the Einstein Center Digital Future. His work has been translated into twenty languages and has received numerous publishing awards, including the German Essay Prize 2022, the Axiom Business Book Award 2019 (Gold Medal, Economics), and the getAbstract International Book Prize 2018.