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India's Heat Crisis and the Air Conditioner Trap

Original: Why India Is Becoming Unliveable: Heat, Climate Change & AC Trap | Arunabha Ghosh |FO580 Raj Shamani

Energy policy expert Arunabha Ghosh joined Raj Shamani's podcast, produced with the Mobius Foundation, to argue that rising heat driven by climate change is making parts of India increasingly difficult to live in. The discussion focuses on the so-called AC trap: as temperatures climb, more people depend on air conditioning, which raises energy demand and emissions and worsens the underlying problem. The conversation has drawn heavy attention, with hundreds of thousands engaging around the episode.

Why now: Severe heatwaves and concerns about India's climate future are top of mind, and the episode offers a prominent expert explaining the problem and its feedback loops.

Arunabha GhoshRaj ShamaniMobius FoundationIndia

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