Do we need a minister for cold?

Madeleine Cuff
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Global demand for cooling services, including air conditioning and refrigeration, is soaring - but a new report suggests the problem is being largely ignored by government

By 2060 the global demand for cooling will overtake demand for heating, and by the end of the century cooling reuirements could outstrip heating needs by 60 per cent. But governments are largely oblivious...

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