It’s one of the difficult dilemmas of climate change: More severe heat waves cause people to use more air conditioning. But greater use of A/C contributes to rising global temperatures. We discuss both the benefits and harms of A/C— and how Mainers traditionally don’t use central air conditioning and have devised many ways to live without it. And we’ll discuss the move toward greater use of heat pumps.
Panelists:
Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist; assistant professor, Climate Change Institute & Cooperative Extension, University of Maine
Dan Burgess, director, Maine Governor’s Energy Office
Michael Stoddard, executive director, Efficiency Maine
VIP Callers:
Rebecca Lincoln, environmental epidemiologist, Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention
Fortunat Mueller, president & co-founder, ReVision Energy
