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I grew up in a place where winters got to -36°C (ok, it happened once, usually didn't go below -30/-32). Summer can touch high 30s -- low 40s.
I now live in a place with very mild winters and acceptable summers (a week of 20s, a week of 30s, etc.) but my partner wants to move to Spain and I am like, NOPE.
I hate hot days.
But, we're in for hell Beeple. Time to start mitigation from small to large scale. This global heating will take decades to reverse now and some suggestions for what individuals can do are enough to give a person heatstroke.
For example, there is a suggestion to govern A/C units to 28°C and to put timers on vehicle A/C except for public and commercial transit.
as if the first thing I'd do wouldn't be to hotwire the compressor engagement into an off the shelf temperature controller.
I don't really see the point of that other than punishing people for driving (which in the 30 years I've lived in the US has not once been a choice between driving and mass transit). It's a marginal difference in fuel consumption at best.
Measuring the commanded torque from my ECU it's about 1-2 lb-ft difference.
A lot of propositions would only make marginal differences. Does using A/C in cars emit more GHG?
Not enough that the average person couldn't make it up elsewhere with far less inconvenience. You could just leave more following distance, start coasting to stops earlier and accelerate gradually and save a lot more fuel. Most people drive like methed up maniacs.
Driver education, and proper vehicle maintenance would go much farther and actually improve safety and comfort. Most people don't even check their tire pressures once a week, month, year.
I might be willing to support 25C or 26C but 28 seems a bit high.