Podcast: Will Southeast Asia warm to climate-friendly cooling?

Podcast: Will Southeast Asia warm to climate-friendly cooling?

Air-conditioning is in hot demand in Southeast Asia, but the energy-guzzling technology exacerbates climate change. Eco-Business asked Professor James Trevelyan ...
We Need a New Approach to Cooling

We Need a New Approach to Cooling

August 26, 2020  |  By Sneha Sacha and Iain Campbell The world’s first air conditioner was developed in 1902 to remove ...
The architecture of heat: how we built before air-con

The architecture of heat: how we built before air-con

Traditional methods that kept temperatures down are being relearnt amid intensifying heat waves By Layli Foroudi.   AUGUST 28 2020 ...
Delhi Firm Uses Ancient Practices To Make Modern Buildings Cool & Eco-Friendly

Delhi Firm Uses Ancient Practices To Make Modern Buildings Cool & Eco-Friendly

Over the past 18 years, Studio Lotus has prevented thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions with their eco-conscious strategies. Last ...
How Staying Cool Indoors Warms The Planet

How Staying Cool Indoors Warms The Planet

The advent of air conditioning more than 100 years ago fundamentally changed our world. It erased geographic limitations on where ...
New partnership between UNEP and ReNew Power to increase access to clean, efficient energy for cooling in India

New partnership between UNEP and ReNew Power to increase access to clean, efficient energy for cooling in India

Gurugram, Haryana, India, 25 August 2020 – India’s largest renewable energy company, ReNew Power, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ...
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