Our bid to cool our homes, and workplaces, worsens the initial problem

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Air conditioners are nearly as plentiful
 in India as people.

rom Paris to Karachi, Seattle to Tokyo, 2015 has brought countries across the globe record-breaking temperatures. In addition to leading to wildfires, droughts, and thousands of premature deaths, it also has brought increasing demand for electricity to run air conditioning, leading to disruptive blackouts and reduced energy for other uses.

Currently one in five people on the planet lack access to electricity. To ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (UN Sustainable Development Goal 7) it is critical to expand renewables and other climate-friendly energy. The good news is that half of all new energy generated last year was from renewables.

Read the Huffington Post blog - “Giving the Cold Shoulder to Wasteful Air Conditioners”.