Archive:000/Air conditioning

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Energy usage

Problem in some cases

This section has not been filled in yet.

Refrigerant chemicals

Long-term problem

Because of how air conditioners work, they must contain a substance known as a refrigerant. Most refrigerants in use today[ELABORATION needed] happen to be potent greenhouse gases. They aren't supposed to leak out into the atmosphere - but they sometimes do, if the air conditioner gets old or is disposed of improperly.

This section is incomplete. It needs:

  • Quantification - how much of climate change is due to refrigerants
  • Solutions - are there any alternatives - refrigerants that aren't greenhouse gases? And are there tradeoffs? [new page needed]