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Big day has arrived
IT HAS BEEN A LONG WAIT BUT THE BIG DAY HAS ARRIVED.
of room air conditioners in the world will increase from 1.2 billion units to 4.5 billion units.
It is an increase that will require a lot of energy. By then, the world will need to build about 2000 GW of power generation capacity to supply 5400 TWh/year of electricity just for new room air conditioners.
That level of power generation is equivalent to the current annual electricity consumption of the United States, Japan and Germany combined.
Mainstream cooling technology has seen very little change for more than a century.
Campbell blames a lack of innovation. Com- pared to solar energy and other technological up- dates, he said progress to improve the energy effi- ciency of air conditioning has been too slow.
We need to encourage more innovation, cham- pion our best and brightest in HVACR and support change. We can do all of this simply by participat- ing in the HVACR Leadership Awards.
That’s right, it is that time of year again: nomina- tions open on 1 May. Please nominate yourself or a colleague. As ever, your support and participation is greatly appreciated. To nominate for 2021 visit www.climatecontrolnews.com.au/awards ✺
CHINA AND THE United States have finally made climate change a priority and have promised to address this crisis with the seriousness and urgency it deserves.
Both countries have openly stated they will be- come signatories to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and phase down HFCs.
Chinese president Xi Jinping said it best when he stated that responding to climate change should not be a bargaining chip for geopolitics or an ex- cuse for trade barriers.
It should be an issue that unites the world. Let’s hope this new spirit of cooperation encourages the Australian government to get serious about cli- mate change.
Demand for air conditioning is driving energy consumption to dangerous levels. It is a major con- tributor to global warming.
Iain Campbell, a senior fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute, an international energy think tank, estimates that from 2016 to 2050, the number
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