Fact-check: Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
www.euronews.com
A study found that waste heat generated by a city’s worth of air conditioners during a heatwave can raise the outside temperature by more than 2 degrees Celsius.
  • 0x01@lemmy.mlEnglish
    395·
    1 year ago

    “you shouldn’t buy food because that means there’s less food available”

    If people don’t have AC at all when temperatures are no longer livable, people will die. This is a dumb thing to guilt an entire population into.

    • htrayl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      1 year ago

      It’s a good discussion in prioritizing:

      • Urban design - reducing heat retaining materials and increasing greenery.
      • Support for home efficiency improvements - more efficient homes require less AC.
      • The type of AC we support - ground source heat pumps eliminate this problem (at the cost of increased up front cost that pays itself down).
    • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
      113·
      1 year ago

      I tried putting fire on the fire to stop it but it only made it worse