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The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world | Energy | The Guardian

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The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?

Illustration: Guardian Design The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap? By Stephen Buranyi Thu 29 Aug 2019 01.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.49 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google O n a sweltering Thursday evening in Manhattan last month, people across New York City were preparing for what meteorologists predicted would be the hottest weekend of the year. Over the past two decades, every record for peak electricity use in the city has occurred during a heatwave, as millions of p

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