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ArticleNature communications2026

Rising Air-Conditioning Use Intensifies Global Warming.

Hongzhi Zhang, Yuli Shan, Ruoqi Li, Rui Xue, Junhua Ma, Jarmo Kikstra, Zongbo Shi, Zhaohua Wang, Bin Zhang, Bo Wang and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Hongzhi ZhangSchool of Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-2692
Yuli ShanSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. y.shan@bham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5215-8657
Ruoqi LiSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Rui XueLa Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Junhua MaFaculty of Management and Economics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Jarmo KikstraInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-1228
Zongbo ShiSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-543X
Zhaohua WangSchool of Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. wangzhaohua@bit.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6673-4037
Bin ZhangCenter for Sustainable Development and Smart Decision, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-2930
Bo WangCenter for Sustainable Development and Smart Decision, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9245-1006
Shuai FangBusiness School, Soochow University, Donghuan Road 50, Suzhou, China.
Fan YangDepartment of Planning, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-4611
Klaus HubacekIntegrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-6090

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global warming and socio-economic development are together prompting a surge in the use of air-conditioning (AC). Yet the technology that delivers thermal comfort also emits large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHG), exacerbating climate change. We quantify global AC-related GHGs and associated warming impact under five climate scenarios, separating the contributions of global warming and socio-economic development. In a middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP245), cumulative AC-related emissions reach 113.3 GtCO

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