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.
  • 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).