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Air conditioners' climate impact puts 1987 treaty back in focus

Original: Air conditioners contribute to climate change—this 40‑year‑old treaty aims to limit the harm https:// lemmy.today/post/6

Air conditioning is both a victim and a driver of climate change: cooling demand is rising as temperatures climb, while refrigerants and the electricity AC units consume add to greenhouse gas emissions. The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987 to phase out ozone-depleting substances, is being cited as a key tool to curb the harm, including through its Kigali Amendment phasing down HFC refrigerants.

Why now: Rising summer heat and record cooling demand are renewing debate over the climate cost of air conditioning and the treaties meant to control it.

Montreal Protocolair conditioning industryclimate changeUnited Nations Environment Programme

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• Air conditioners contribute to climate change—this 40‑year‑old treaty aims to limit the harm https:// lemmy.today/post/61583906 · DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today · 4

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