Air Conditioning
From Energy Switch by Switch Energy Alliance
January 26, 2026 · 25 min · Season 7 · Episode 5
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of air conditioning on society and explores new cooling ideas with experts.
Air conditioning has changed the world, allowing hot regions to develop, with increased comfort, health, and productivity. But these benefits come with challenges -- greater electricity demand and emissions. There are new ideas that could bring cooling to more people, with less impact. With Dr. Daniel Betts, CEO of Blue Frontier, and Dr. Chiara Delmastro from the International Energy Agency.
People in this episode
Guests: Dr. Daniel Betts, Dr. Chiara Delmastro
Topics covered
- air conditioning
- electricity demand
- emissions
- cooling solutions
- comfort
- health
- productivity
Keywords
- air conditioning
- electricity demand
- emissions
- cooling
- comfort
- health
- productivity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blue Frontier, International Energy Agency
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