WBUR's avatar

WBUR

@wbur.org

As the planet heats up as a result of climate change, air conditioning will be essential to save people's lives. But the technology also creates a feedback loop, making the planet hotter by burning fossil fuels.

1 replies 0 reposts 1 likes


Tyrantâ…¡'s avatar Tyrantâ…¡ @tyrantii.bsky.social
[ View ]

Stop it. Heat pumps are vastly more efficient at heating and cooling than any alternative, and they can be run on green energy provided by solar and stored with batteries. Meanwhile Google increased its energy needs and CO2 by 50% this year alone because of AI. Let's be real.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes