After walking outside with the sun beating down on a hot, humid summer day, there is nothing like the sweet relief of walking into your home and being greeted by cool, dry air.
But that air conditioning cooling your home relies on an electrical grid that most likely produces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, contributing to climate change — the very thing that will cause hot, humid days to occur more frequently and with more intensity in some parts of Canada and the world.
Summer temperatures are rising in many parts of the globe: across Europe, records were broken after two heat waves descended on the region in June and July . In June, dozens of people in India died after temperatures reached 50 C in some parts of the country. In Japan, 11 people died by Aug.
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