‘Overusing ACs is Unsustainable’: Experts Suggest Rethinking Climate Policies
With temperatures increasing sharply in India, the usage of air conditioners has dramatically gone up too.
By: GARIMA SADHWANI
With temperatures increasing sharply in India, the usage of air conditioners has dramatically gone up too.
In April and May this year, multiple news reports had stated that thousands of AC units were being sold in the subcontinent each day.
But, while ACs are one of our few respites in this heat wave, their rising usage poses a big question about climate change and sustainability.
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Experts have time and time again said that there is clearly an urgent need to rethink the cooling and energy sectors in India.
The Quint spoke to experts to decode this. Here’s what they said.
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