It was a shower thought for me this morning, after having seen all these record temperatures being broken around the world.
But, if it gets too hot to cycle, then people won’t. And if they aren’t cycling, they may start driving again, which compounds climate change even further.
Does this worry anyone else?
It’s the same downward spiral as A/C usage. Usage will increase with hot weather or bad air quality, which puts higher demands on power. 😞
At least AC need and solar output generally scale together
They also throw a lot of hot air onto the street. I was recently reading about radiative cooling materials which could be used either passively on their own or together with A/C to improve the latter’s efficiency and remove heat build-up from urban areas.