Marc Pell/Unsplash August 11, 2022 Beyond net‑zero: we should, if we can, cool the planet back to pre‑industrial levels Andrew King, The University of Melbourne; Celia McMichael, The University of Melbourne; Harry McClelland, The University of Melbourne; Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne; Kale Sniderman, The University of Melbourne; Kathryn Bowen, The University of Melbourne; Tilo Ziehn, CSIRO, and Zebedee Nicholls, The University of Melbourne Our ability to cool the planet takes humanity into uncharted territory. In a new paper published today, researchers discuss the big unknowns in a post net-zero world.