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The Air-Conditioning Trap: Why Cooling Makes Planet Hotter
6 sources cited · archived at time of publication

[1]
International Energy Agency
"The cycle tightens."
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[1]
International Energy Agency
"India, Indonesia, and Nigeria combined will add more AC units in the next decade than exist in all of Europe today."
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[1]
International Energy Agency
"AC demand in the Global South will grow 3–4× by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency."
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[2]
Unknown Source
"Most new capacity in Asia still comes from coal."
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[2]
Unknown Source
"AC demand becomes a lever for resource nationalism: governments in Nigeria, Indonesia, and India can demand higher prices for coal, minerals, and rare earths because the energy market is inelastic."
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[3]
Unknown Source
"Efficiency gains are swallowed by rising demand—a phenomenon economists call the Jevons paradox."
🕐 Retrieved: 2026-03-27