Electricity demand in southern Europe to soar with air con - scientists

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Study predicts power consumption to rise with hotter temperatures, increasing need for renewable sources, while northern Europe's demand may fall

Demand for electricity is set to soar in southern Europe as climate change takes hold, research has revealed, with the effect likely to be down to a boom in the use of air conditioning. By contrast,...

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