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Sustainable, affordable cooling can save tens of thousands of lives each year

Author(s) : IEA

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

Energy demand for space cooling has increased more than twice as fast as the overall energy demand in buildings over the last decade. Higher temperatures caused by climate change, coupled with increasing incomes and growing populations, are driving rapid growth in residential air conditioning (AC) ownership.
Access to effective cooling has saved tens of thousands of lives; over the same period, the average annual number of heat-related deaths averted by AC increased 3-fold, reaching an estimated 190 000 lives saved per year during 2019-2021.
This analysis examines available technical and policy response measures that are a win-win: they can ensure that lower income households are not left behind, and that growth in space cooling does not cause harm to the climate and health.
This work is the result of a long-standing collaboration between Yale University and the IEA within the context of the reports of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.

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  • Original title: Sustainable, affordable cooling can save tens of thousands of lives each year
  • Record ID : 30030929
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, General information
  • Publication: IEA (International Energy Agency) - Paris - France
  • Publication date: 2023/03

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