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More air con does not have to overheat the planet
Protecting people against extreme temperatures is a profound public health, economic and educational imperative. Deadly and frequent heatwaves in the UK, Europe and around the world caused by underlying climate change have justifiably increased support for additional air conditioning for children, the elderly, hospitals, outdoor workers and for other vulnerable populations.
Editor’s note: the ultimate fool’s bargain
Protecting people against extreme temperatures is a profound public health, economic and educational imperative, say Bledsoe and Andersen. They highlight super-efficient cooling powered by low-carbon sources and using climate-friendly refrigerants as a solution. “The most efficient room air-con units sold in North America and Europe achieve twice the efficiency of a typical purchase and can lower emissions still further when powered by solar and other forms of clean energy,” they write.
Adley Rutschman trade is a painful loss for Orioles fans | GUEST COMMENTARY
Losing Adley Rutschman was like losing the heart of the Orioles team, writes Paul Bledsoe.
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More air con does not have to overheat the planet
Protecting people against extreme temperatures is a profound public health, economic and educational imperative. Deadly and frequent heatwaves in the UK, Europe and around the world caused by underlying climate change have justifiably increased support for additional air conditioning for children, the elderly, hospitals, outdoor workers and for other vulnerable populations.
Editor’s note: the ultimate fool’s bargain
Protecting people against extreme temperatures is a profound public health, economic and educational imperative, say Bledsoe and Andersen. They highlight super-efficient cooling powered by low-carbon sources and using climate-friendly refrigerants as a solution. “The most efficient room air-con units sold in North America and Europe achieve twice the efficiency of a typical purchase and can lower emissions still further when powered by solar and other forms of clean energy,” they write.
Adley Rutschman trade is a painful loss for Orioles fans | GUEST COMMENTARY
Losing Adley Rutschman was like losing the heart of the Orioles team, writes Paul Bledsoe.
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Emergency brakes: How to limit temperatures long before the last resort of geoengineering
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Paul Bledsoe is a former Clinton White House, US Senate, and Interior Department official, and a leading political and policy expert whose writing regularly appears in the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times and other leading outlets.
Paul is President of Bledsoe & Associates, a strategic public policy firm specializing in tax policy, energy, natural resources and climate change. He is also a Professorial Lecturer at American University’s Center for Environmental Policy.
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