As someone very concerned about global warming, the carbonization of the earth, and sustainable economics, I often hear predictions, often tinged with a little schadenfreude, that in the future to make a sustainable society we will eliminate air conditioning.
This is easy to say when you live in San Diego (as I once did, but still wanted AC) or don't have efficient and reliable AC, or can't afford to use it, etc.
It's not so easy to say when you live away from the coast, as most of the land in the USA actually is, and especially in placed like Texas where I live.
Anyway, how much electricity is used by residential air conditioning in the USA? The answer is 7%. And that's only electricity use, it makes up a far smaller proportion of total CO2 emissions.
This is easy to say when you live in San Diego (as I once did, but still wanted AC) or don't have efficient and reliable AC, or can't afford to use it, etc.
It's not so easy to say when you live away from the coast, as most of the land in the USA actually is, and especially in placed like Texas where I live.
Anyway, how much electricity is used by residential air conditioning in the USA? The answer is 7%. And that's only electricity use, it makes up a far smaller proportion of total CO2 emissions.
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