What if the rest of the world used AC as much as Americans do?

As the U.S. bakes, so does fossil fuel use to power its ubiquitous air conditioning.

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Air conditioners amid shops and apartments in Hong Kong. Photo: Niall Kennedy/flickr.

It’s become a vicious circle: Heatwaves cause more use of air conditioning; more AC use means more fossil fuels are burned to po…