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How do you take clean AC mainstream? This global health organization has some ideas.

Grist

According to the International Energy Agency, global demand for air conditioners will triple by 2050 — a rate of growth that equates to 10 new AC units sold every second for the next three decades. That wouldn’t be accessible for most of the people who are going to be fueling the growth in AC demand over the next several decades.

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Can ACs cool the world without warming it?

Grist

Several companies, including Gradient where Romanin is CEO (which landed him on the 2021 Grist 50 list ), are developing new AC technologies and approaches that are starting to show what a more efficient, less climate-intensive approach to cooling will look like. “And that absolutely doesn’t need to be true.”

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6 Takeaways for Staying Cool on a Warming Planet

Elemental Excelerator

And the regions that will see the most warming, and therefore the highest demand for cooling, are economies that are expected to stay reliant on fossil fuels through 2040. Here are some of my key takeaways: Expanding access to cooling is a key line of defense for adapting to increasingly harsh weather. Investing in equity.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. As consumer and corporate demand for renewables grew, the value of the RECs rose, thereby incenting new wind and solar projects. Industrial heat is essential but largely invisible.

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Will Pollution Pauses Have a Lasting Impact?

GreenTechMedia

Twitter : Katharine Hayhoe’s Most Recent Cool Explainer. GTM : California Curtailment Surge as Coronavirus Cuts Demand. CPower is helping organizations chart a path to energy’s future. CPower is helping organizations chart a path to energy’s future. GTM : 2017 Primer–Too Much of a Good Thing?

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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

With a growing global population and increasing demand for protein, this practice has become a vital part of the world’s food production. This paradigm shift is primarily driven by a desire to cater to the increasing global demand for poultry products while ensuring environmental sustainability.

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Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards

Envirotec Magazine

This company, specialising in ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) equipment, planned and implemented the ORC module. ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) equipment to convert waste heat into electricity. The necessary cold water parameters, relatively high at around 22 °C, also revealed considerable potential for using “free cooling”.