Causes Photo by Carlos Lindner on Unsplash Air conditioning: the benefits, problems and alternatives Amid record-breaking heat, increased access to air conditioning could save lives – but AC units are damaging the environment. Are there other options?
Impacts Photo by Zulki Jrzt on Unsplash The future of energy efficient air conditioners will reshape HVAC 2023 is on track to be one of the hottest years on record for the planet—if notthe hottest.
PoliticsJoslynLM/Flickr/Commercial use & mods allowed Renters face another hot summer with scant protections Two years after the deadly heat dome, urgent action is needed to safeguard BC’s tenants.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Poor planning left California short of electricity in a heat wave Scores of power plants were down or operating below their capacity just as hot weather drove up demand.
Solutions We need major air-conditioner innovation for a warming world Building more efficient AC and refrigerators could prevent the equivalent of eight years of global emissions over the next four decades.
Causes The world generated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019 E-waste is the fastest-growing domestic waste stream in the world. In 2019, the world threw out the equivalent weight of 350 cruise ships’ worth of electronics.
Politics The global victory over ozone-killing chemicals is coming undone Mysterious emissions have been slowing the atmosphere's healing. Scientists think they've finally discovered the source.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals
