https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/328679/feed Alan Miller, a former climate change policy specialist at the World Bank, is co-author of Chilling Prospects: Providing Sustainable Cooling for All, which was recently issued by the UN-affiliated Sustainable Energy for All. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Among the many impressive achievements of China’s rapid economic growth has been providing electricity to nearly all of its population, which has improved living standards in many ways. But one unintended consequence of this success has been the extensive use of air conditioning, which poses a potential risk to the global environment in the form of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.  In 1990, few Chinese households had an air conditioner. Now the average is one per household. China has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/comment/insight-opinion/article/2164246/can-china-keep-climate-cool-while-its-air-conditioning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/comment/insight-opinion/article/2164246/can-china-keep-climate-cool-while-its-air-conditioning?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:30:45 +0000