Global cooling demand will more than triple by 2050, and carbon emissions are likely to double

Associate Professor Jason Lee, Director of the Heat Resilience & Performance Center at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, also participated in the preparation of the report. In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao, he said that in hot and humid countries such as Singapore, passive cooling measures alone cannot provide year-round cooling comfort, but they can complement fans and air conditioners to reduce energy use and costs across the system. He pointed out that Singapore has made significant progress in cooling down, from promoting large-scale urban greening, enabling district cooling systems, to adopting insulating coatings; Concern should be paid to excessive cooling in commercial and residential areas, which not only consumes too much energy, but also causes discomfort. Assoc Prof Jason Lee is also the chairman of the Southeast Asia Center of the Global High Temperature Health Information Network. He said that the problem of overheating reveals the inadequacy of cooling allocation and provides an opportunity to address the root causes of social inequality and vulnerability. “We can choose to build stronger homes or patch roofs. Of course, the former is better. ” Read more