A cooler climate solution: Air-conditioning without the compressor

New solid-state air conditioners could change the way homes, apartments and office buildings are cooled, eliminating the need for bulky compressor-type air conditioners and help meet the rising demand ...
Yahoo

Air conditioning is 'exacerbating the climate crisis' but how many Europeans use it?

Europeans rely less on air conditioning than many other citizens around the world. But figures show that its use has steadily increased on the continent as temperatures have risen due to human-caused ...
The Nation

With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return?

Consider it the feedback loop from hell: The greenhouse gas emissions air-conditioning releases ensure that we will continue to rely on it. Paige Avila cools off her brother Eric Avila in ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Algorithm captures nonlinear climate dynamics to optimize air-conditioning energy use

Researchers have developed a new algorithmic model that can improve predictions of cooling demand for greener buildings. This ...
The New York Times

How Air-Conditioning Made Us Expect Arizona to Feel the Same as Maine

It’s a quiet force that contributes to a sameness across the country and to climate change. By Emily Badger One force has quietly shaped much of the world around us — our homes, our offices, the look ...
Los Angeles Times

Climate change is roasting L.A. The city can save lives by requiring A/C in rentals

As another punishing heat wave sets in, it’s worth remembering that home isn’t much of a refuge for many Californians when temperatures climb. It can be hotter inside, especially in older, poorly ...
Time

Should I Feel Guilty About Using My AC?

A view of air conditioning units installed on the facade of a building in New Delhi on on April 18, 2025. Editor at Large Air conditioning is one of our great guilty pleasures. When your town is ...
MIT Technology Review

Why air-conditioning is a climate antihero

Extreme heat is making cooling a necessity. The result will be sky-high energy demand. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox ...
The Washington Post

How to build an AC that will get the world through hotter summers

To combat stickier weather, air conditioners need to go from cooling machines to humidity gulpers. THANE, India — In this tropical city, where humidity levels oscillate between muggy and oppressive ...
The Hill

Climate change has made air conditioning a necessity

The planet just experienced the hottest week in recorded history — and the high temperatures aren’t letting up. When this heat season is over, we’ll have more evidence that America is ill-equipped for ...
Climate Compass on MSN

5 countries where air conditioning is a luxury, not a standard

Think about the last time you truly suffered through oppressive heat without any relief. Now imagine that's your reality ...