{"id":361613,"date":"2026-01-09T21:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361613\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:50:09","slug":"should-the-uk-embrace-air-conditioning-in-the-face-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361613\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the UK embrace air conditioning in the face of climate change?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK has experienced record-breaking hot weather in recent summers. Air conditioning (AC) adoption in UK homes may be accelerating. Recent surveys suggest that between\u202f8% and 19% of households\u202freport having AC systems, indicating a faster-than-expected shift towards residential cooling. What does this mean for our buildings, our energy systems, and our health?<\/p>\n<p>This seminar will explore the\u202ftrade-offs\u202fsurrounding residential AC adoption in the UK. Through short expert presentations and a lively panel discussion, we will examine this topic from multiple perspectives, including:<\/p>\n<p>Electricity: Would there be enough power supply in a high AC-uptake scenario? Would high uptake of AC pose challenges to the electricity distribution network?Climate Adaptation: What is the role of AC in adapting to climate change? Should it be prioritised to protect only the most vulnerable?Affordability &amp; Equity: Would widespread AC adoption lead to summer energy poverty and unequal health protection?Decarbonisation: How does increased AC uptake align or conflict with the UK\u2019s net zero goals?<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a frank and engaging conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK has experienced record-breaking hot weather in recent summers. Air conditioning (AC) adoption in UK homes may&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-361613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}