Wow, this really changed how I view AC and the urgency around spreading pro energy and pro AC messages. It was great meeting you at Progress. Thank you for writing this article!!
I just got back to the US from Europe, and I feel you!
Have you read Ministry of the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson? His first chapter vividly describes the suffering of people in Uttar Pradesh on a hot, wet day when there is a blackout and AC isn't available. It's frightening and meant to make real the need to stop climate change. But my immediate reaction was: Why in the world would we let it get this bad, even if temperatures rise--why not build more, reliable power and ensure AC is available? It is truly a life-saving technology, if combined with a reliable electrical grid, of course.
Great article - is there more information on the potential for passive cooling (trees to reduce urban heat island effect, painting rooftops white, better ventilation etc)?
Wow, this really changed how I view AC and the urgency around spreading pro energy and pro AC messages. It was great meeting you at Progress. Thank you for writing this article!!
This is the loveliest kind of comment to receive!
I just got back to the US from Europe, and I feel you!
Have you read Ministry of the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson? His first chapter vividly describes the suffering of people in Uttar Pradesh on a hot, wet day when there is a blackout and AC isn't available. It's frightening and meant to make real the need to stop climate change. But my immediate reaction was: Why in the world would we let it get this bad, even if temperatures rise--why not build more, reliable power and ensure AC is available? It is truly a life-saving technology, if combined with a reliable electrical grid, of course.
Great article - is there more information on the potential for passive cooling (trees to reduce urban heat island effect, painting rooftops white, better ventilation etc)?