Air conditioning boom. This is how energy consumption is increasing

According to him Polish Academy Economical In the latest issue of Economic Weekly Cooling demand in EU buildings increases fourfold.

“For now, higher temperatures have not yet led to a significant increase in energy demand in Poland, as in some other regions, such as the United States. This may be because the higher share of households using air conditioning in Europe (19%) is still much lower than in the United States (90%), PIE research shows In Poland, the proportion of households using air conditioning is still less than 5%.” – we read in the weekly magazine.

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The PIE report said that based on 2023 data, 23% of Polish households claimed they were unable to adequately cool their homes during hot summer months.

The PIE argues: “Continued global warming means the number of people who cannot keep cool enough is increasing. The growing demand for air conditioning has negative consequences for both people and the environment.”

He explained Cooling equipment increases greenhouse gas emissions due to relatively high energy consumption – especially in countries where fossil fuels dominate the energy mix.

Air conditioning contributes to the formation of so-called urban heat islands — in order to cool the inside of a building, the cooling units must release heat to the outside. Expensive measures are therefore essential to combat heat wavesbut sustainable in the long run Energy efficiency buildingimplement the principle of “energy efficiency first” – PIE wrote.

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