There is. Constructing nuclear power at the same rate as France did successfully in 70s and 80s would be a big part of the solution.

France constructed 40+ reactors for population of 60 million in ~20 years. If we did same everywhere, we could build ~9000 reactors in 40 years. If one reactor would be on average 1000MW, producing roughly 8TWh yearly, we would get 72000TWh from the nuclear power alone. That is about a half of world's current energy production (155,000TWh).

This would be of course a gigantic political and engineering project, but no major new scientific or technical breakthrough would be needed.

We have the technology for large scale carbon capture, that's no problem. The problem is that carbon capture is pure cost, no gain (measurable on a company balance sheet).

To solve this, we need a global carbon tax, probably close to $100/ton. For reference, US emissions per capita is ~17 tons.

> To solve this, we need a global carbon tax, probably close to $100/ton. For reference, US emissions per capita is ~17 tons.

This seems... remarkably affordable. For the US, this is less than TARP. We really need to get our act together.

For a start, there are bikes...