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Climate change is making cities hotter. Air-conditioning will make things worse. Is district cooling the sustainable alternative to bringing temperatures down?
District cooling achieves greater energy efficiency on a large scale, and such large energy-slashing innovations are essential in the pathway to net-zero emissions.
In tropical Singapore, where cooling on a large scale is essential but energy-intensive, district cooling is emerging as an especially promising technology in the country’s climate action.
Air conditioning accounts for a third of total electricity consumption in Singapore. Cost and inefficiency aside, the electrical consumption might also hamper the country’s climate goals, as it aims to reach net-zero by 2050.
The district cooling system at Singapore’s Marina Bay area helps to avoid over 19,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year, according to local utility firm SP group, which designed and operates the facilities.
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