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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.

Matthew Diebel
Jul 13, 2023
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Air conditioners amid shops and apartments in Hong Kong. Photo: Niall Kennedy/flickr.

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