As World Heats, Energy for Air-Conditioning Could Double by 2050 By 2050, electricity use for cooling could double, driving up the greenhouse gas emissions that cause warming.
Senate Ratifies Kigali Amendment, the Global Pact to Curb Hydrofluorocarbons In a bipartisan vote, lawmakers voted to join an international agreement to phase out the hydrofluorocarbons commonly found in refrigerators and air-conditioners.