The ‘Wreaking HVAC on our planet’ report was published recently, highlighting the severe environmental impact of the global Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry – which is a bigger producer of CO2 emissions than all passenger vehicles, flights, and every country except China. The report estimates that HVAC (used only for comfort) produces 5.5 gigatonnes of CO2 each year (5,500,000,000 tonnes), or 15% of global energy related emissions. It highlights the cyclical problem of extreme temperatures and weather events increasing HVAC demand, which then furthers climate change, leading to further…
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