How to cool a warming world | The Economist

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The world is getting hotter.

Oppressive heat now stretching coast to coast.

In Canada,the US,Cyprus,India,Iraq and Kuwait have seen scorching temperatures in the past week.

But though the dangers of rising temperatures are well documented less is known about the knock-on effects of keeping cool.

Air conditioning is one of the worst consumers of electricity.

It heats up the planet.

At least 7% of greenhouse gas emissions come from cooling and with temperatures likely to soar,this is only going to get worse.

The more the Earth warms the more people need air conditioners, ut the more of those we have,the warmer the world will be Cooling saves lives and facilitates education and economic growth in the world's hottest countries.

It also brings huge environmental risks.

So how can we keep cool without warming the planet?

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