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Air conditioning's climate cost and the 40-year treaty targeting it
Original: Air conditioners contribute to climate change – this 40-year-old treaty aims to limit the harm
Air conditioners are both a response to rising heat and a contributor to climate change, through energy use and refrigerant gases that warm the atmosphere. Attention is turning to the Montreal Protocol, the 40-year-old treaty originally adopted to protect the ozone layer, which now also phases down hydrofluorocarbons used in cooling systems, aiming to limit the harm as global demand for air conditioning grows.
Why now: Rising global temperatures are driving record air conditioning use, putting a spotlight on cooling's climate impact and the treaty meant to curb it.
Montreal ProtocolThe Conversation
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- Air conditioners contribute to climate change – this 40-year-old treaty aims to limit the harm · The Conversation
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