Fact-check: Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
www.euronews.com
A study found that waste heat generated by a city’s worth of air conditioners during a heatwave can raise the outside temperature by more than 2 degrees Celsius.
  • @TehWorld@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Did I accidentally post metrics that are incorrect? I certainly don’t remember that. Tens of watts times hundreds or millions of homes will still have a measurable effect even without AC. It’ll just be smaller and I don’t think anyone is going to argue that.

    • @nbafantest@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      How dense do you think these homes are?

      Just read the article

      The measurable effect is from the heat pumps.

      Heat pumps are exceptionally efficient