Cooling demand in a warmer world

Cooling degree days per capita

Methodology: Cooling degree days are the sum of daily mean temperatures above 18.3C (65F), calculated across all days in the calendar year. The annual measure reflects the number of days with hot weather and the intensity of heat on those days.
Source: Biardeau, L.T., Davis, L.W., Gertler, P. et al. (2020) Heat exposure and global air conditioning. Nature Sustainability 3, 25–28.
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