Prof. Ian Sue Wing Publishes on Mismatch of Adaptation & Mitigation Strategies
Professor Ian Sue Wing published recently on the mismatch of adaptation and mitigation strategies – specifically, how Air Conditioning is both a help and a harm.
“Between now and 2050 the use of air conditioners to cope with rising temperatures risks generating an increase in emissions in the order of 10 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide in Europe and as much as 120 million tonnes in India.
These figures were revealed in a study published in the journal Scientific Reports by environmental economists Francesco Colelli and Enrica De Cian … and Ian Sue Wing of Boston University. The study is the first to illustrate the impacts of climate change on the demand for air conditioners and electricity for cooling in Europe and India: between now and 2050, with the current fuel mix, there is a risk of a mismatch between what is done for adaptation and mitigation, with increased emissions as a result.”
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