Can we stay cool without heating up the planet?

Recode Daily by Recode

Jun 17, 202215:34Technology

How do we stay cool on a warming planet? Air conditioning is one way, but depending on what kind of AC unit you have, it could be actually polluting the air and making the problem worse. Umair Irfan, climate reporter at...

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