Air conditioning is threatening our ability to tackle climate change. Here's what we need to do
Air conditioners alone could account for up to 40% of the world's remaining global carbon budget by 2050, jeopardising our efforts to tackle climate change Image: REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Rushad Nanavatty
Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute
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