Air-conditioning has become both our answer to a warming planet and a major obstacle to actually confronting it.
Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The Times, explains the increasingly dangerous paradox of trying to control the temperature.
Guest: Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- From 2017: How air-conditioning conquered America.
- Air-conditioning use will surge in a warming world, the U.N. has warned.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Air-conditioning has become both our answer to a warming planet and a major obstacle to actually confronting it.
Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The Times, explains the increasingly dangerous paradox of trying to control the temperature.
Guest: Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- From 2017: How air-conditioning conquered America.
- Air-conditioning use will surge in a warming world, the U.N. has warned.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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