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This new cooling technology also prevents viral spread

GreenBiz

This new cooling technology also prevents viral spread. In the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air-conditioned cooling centers. The same air conditioning systems that keep us cool recirculate air around us, potentially spreading the coronavirus. Gloria Oladipo. Thu, 10/08/2020 - 00:40.

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Cooling a hidden threat for climate change and sustainable goals, says Oxford study

Envirotec Magazine

Past research suggests that growing international demand for cooling has the potential to drive one of the most substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions in recent history. A new study, led by the University of Oxford and published on 19 October in Nature Sustainability , sets out a framework for delivering sustainable cooling.

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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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Innovative Waste-To-Energy Solutions For Cleaner Cities

The Environmental Blog

Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy. Continue exploring how advanced technologies transform urban environments into sustainable models by converting waste into valuable energy sources.

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

Grist

.” Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore, in a 2009 interview The spotlight Last week, we covered some of the technological innovations that could decarbonize air conditioning, an energy-intensive amenity that is increasingly becoming a lifesaving necessity in the face of extreme heat.

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6 Takeaways for Staying Cool on a Warming Planet

Elemental Excelerator

Air conditioners remain energy hogs that account for 4% of global emissions. 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. VCs can support social and energy equity outcomes in numerous ways.

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Extreme heat emergency: More than a billion people facing heat risks without improved access to cooling

Business Green

Rolling out cooling technologies to the 1.2 billion people most at risk from extreme heat incidents should be a global priority, according to the global Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) campaign. The report assesses 76 countries with cooling access challenges and found that, globally, 1.2

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