Post #4373754
2026-08-03 19:49 UTC
All AC does is pump the heat back out into the environment where it came from.
"But the coolant is a greenhouse gas!"
Yes, but under normal circumstances, your AC unit should never be leaking it into the environment.
The bigger problem is where the electricity comes from but most of us don't have a choice about that anyway.
It's awfully rich when countries that burn methane in winter like there's no tomorrow complain about these things.
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@ahltorp@mastodon.nu 2026-08-04 11:28
@gwynnion@mastodon.social That is a very big simplification. The energy needed to run the AC is also emitted outside. Which is also the case for all other energy that has been transported to your house in the form of, for example, electricity or gas. So the problem is the energy consumption, not the heat that gets pumped in itself. If the house is not properly insulated or a lot of sun is let in, that energy increases, though. Things like PV can mitigate this somewhat, by not being transported energy.