Heat relief means higher emissions: How air conditioning complicates 1.5°C goals. While air conditioning protects people from dangerous heat, it also significantly worsens global warming—by 2050, potentially producing more carbon dioxide than the current annual emissions of the United States.

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    This paper is completely wrong – new aircons are going to be using R-290, which has a very low GWP and aircons are going to primarily be powered by solar 20 years from now.

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