air conditioning

Octopus and LG ink heat pump and air conditioner optimisation deal

Technology

Octopus and LG ink heat pump and air conditioner optimisation deal

Energy giant and South Korean multinational to pair Kraken energy management software with LG appliances in millions of UK and German households

clock 02 September 2025 • 3 min read
How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning

Buildings

How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning

The UK faces a choice - lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally - writes University of East London research fellow Mehri Khosravi

clock 20 August 2025 • 4 min read
Government urged to extend grants to air con heat pumps

Technology

Government urged to extend grants to air con heat pumps

Ministers confirm they are looking at proposals that would make heat pumps that can provide cooling as well as heating eligible for grants of up to £7,500

clock 15 July 2025 • 3 min read
Cold economy: Report warns upgraded cooling technologies needed to tackle worsening heat risk

Technology

Cold economy: Report warns upgraded cooling technologies needed to tackle worsening heat risk

Birmingham Energy Institute makes the case for urgent action to prepare for surging demand for cooling systems

clock 18 July 2024 • 2 min read
Wreaking HVAC: Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning industry responsible for 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year

Climate change

Wreaking HVAC: Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning industry responsible for 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year

New report highlights massive carbon footprint of heating and cooling technologies

clock 25 August 2023 • 2 min read
'We must learn to adapt better': MPs launch inquiry into worsening extreme heat risks

Policy

'We must learn to adapt better': MPs launch inquiry into worsening extreme heat risks

Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) asks how UK can learn to live with rising temperatures and what steps policymakers should take to adapt to growing risks

clock 03 July 2023 • 4 min read
IKEA Foundation injects $25m into global climate-friendly cooling initiative

Investment

IKEA Foundation injects $25m into global climate-friendly cooling initiative

Grant aims to helping the Clean Cooling Collaborative campaign advance the development of efficient, climate-friendly solutions for air conditioning and refrigeration

clock 20 July 2022 • 3 min read
Modern-day windcatchers: How we can protect ourselves and the planet against heat

Buildings

Modern-day windcatchers: How we can protect ourselves and the planet against heat

Government, business and consumers must work together to slash the emissions of air conditioners and fridges as temperatures rise around the globe and demand for 'cooling systems' snowballs, argues Arçelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu

clock 19 October 2021 • 5 min read

Buildings

To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air

Could the coronavirus crisis change the way we design green buildings?

clock 19 June 2020 • 7 min read

Policy

Report: One billion people worldwide lack access to cooling

Governments, industry, and development finance need to collaborate to reduce the number of people at risk from lack of access to cooling, report states

clock 11 November 2019 • 2 min read