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TED Climate: How to provide cooling for everyone -- without warming the planet | Rachel Kyte

TED Climate: How to provide cooling for everyone -- without warming the planet | Rachel Kyte

"The way we cool things down is heating the planet even more," says sustainable development expert Rachel Kyte -- and the solutions go well beyond just fixing air-conditioning.

Speed & Scale · TED

February 9, 202211m 3s

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"The way we cool things down is heating the planet even more," says sustainable development expert Rachel Kyte -- and the solutions go well beyond just fixing air-conditioning. She identifies four major areas with transformative solutions -- from roofs painted with bright white paint to solar control glass to more efficient cold chains for vaccines -- that can be implemented in fair and sustainable ways. Learn more about what a community designed for cool could look like.

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