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This is all just a distraction. We either de-carbonize energy in which case air-conditioning doesn't contribute to CO2, or else we fail. There is no world whe

• afry1 4y ago
  Decarbonizing the grid will be much easier if we have less of a "grid" to decarbonize. The article mentions this aspect, if you had cared to read it. Modern buildings can use this lattice to reduce the load on their air conditioners. Although I do agree with you in principle. One of the lasting impressions I got from the early Covid lockdowns was that even though we stopped a good chunk of the world from driving to work, flying, running factories, etc., we didn't come close to reducing our energy use enough to prevent more warming. Those lockdowns were a huge exercise in "energy austerity", and they weren't enough.
• Vrondi 4y ago
  De-carbonizing is also not going to save us. It is merely a mental panacea to keep the masses from panicking more. The carbon that was pumped into the atmosphere before our grandparents were born already guarantees climate change. We delude ourselves by thinking we can stop it in the next century with any action we take now. Not poisoning ourselves is a good idea and all, but it isn't going to stop the climate change that is already triggered.