Cooling the world without heating the planet
Tuesday 10 Oct 2023
The Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling is applying interdisciplinary research methods to help steer the world towards sustainable cooling for all, and to establish cooling as a global priority for governments and organisations.
This includes focusing on both technologies and human behaviour, understanding the implications of severe heat for morbidity, and mapping the unaccounted-for impacts of cooling, including refrigerant gases.
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