sovietknuckles [they/them]@hexbear.net to The Dredge Tank@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-229 days agoAdapt to climate change, stop using air conditioninghexbear.netimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageAdapt to climate change, stop using air conditioninghexbear.netsovietknuckles [they/them]@hexbear.net to The Dredge Tank@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-229 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
https://xcancel.com/nytopinion/status/1829879853165765055 https://archive.ph/lxKBc https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/opinion/heat-wave-air-conditioning-climate-change.html
minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days ago They need to be torn down and replaced with something less energy intensive Tearing down and building new houses would probably cause significantly more carbon emissions within any reasonable time frame.
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoYeah, that’s the catch-22. But those buildings are unlivable without ac or heating.
Tearing down and building new houses would probably cause significantly more carbon emissions within any reasonable time frame.
Yeah, that’s the catch-22. But those buildings are unlivable without ac or heating.