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The irony of as we have more hot days, more AC is used, using more kWh, generating more CO2, leading to more hot days. There's also the OPs complaint that he h
by iso1631 5y ago
The irony of as we have more hot days, more AC is used, using more kWh, generating more CO2, leading to more hot days.
There's also the OPs complaint that he has no agency in this - but he chooses to have AC. I wonder how many tons of CO2 are emitted so people in offices can wear suits and jackets and work through the day, rather than shorts and t-shirts and siesta in the cool.
- EForEndeavour 5y ago> I wonder how many tons of CO2 are emitted so people in offices can wear suits and jackets and work through the day, rather than shorts and t-shirts and siesta in the cool. A whole lot less than 1.5 years ago!
- ars 5y agoBut don't forget that there's less heating in the winter. I suspect that because humans live in all sorts of temperature zones the combination of the two basically makes it a wash energy wise.