Rising temperatures create a vicious cycle as demand for electricity leads to more greenhouse emissions
Photograph: seraficus/Getty ImagesPhotograph: seraficus/Getty Imagesdemand for air conditioning is boomingAir conditioning accounts for about a fifth of the total electricity used in buildings around the world. Much of that electricity comes from power stations giving off greenhouse gases, and to make matters worse, air conditioners can also leak, greenhouse gases thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
As the UK endures longer and more intense heatwaves, air conditioning here is becoming increasingly popular, and by the end of the century estimates suggest that air conditioning
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