White Roofs and Surfaces Overlooked Key to Reducing Global Warming

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Here we have a good article that quantifies some of the savings that can be had by switching to a lighter colored roof.

White Roofs and Surfaces Overlooked Key to Reducing Global Warming

The moral of the science is simple. One can make a bigger contribution to reduced global warming by increasing all your structures' albedo. "If all human structures improved reflectivity by 50%, it would have an effect equal to everyone on earth using no fuels for energy for a year. A year. There is no bigger, more straightforward, or economical contribution each of us can make."