Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Large uncertainties in trends of energy demand for heating and cooling under climate change

  • Adrien Deroubaix,
  • Inga Labuhn,
  • Marie Camredon,
  • Benjamin Gaubert,
  • Paul-Arthur Monerie,
  • Max Popp,
  • Johanna Ramarohetra,
  • Yohan Ruprich-Robert,
  • Levi G. Silvers,
  • Guillaume Siour

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25504-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The energy demand for heating and cooling buildings is changing with global warming. Here the authors show that trends in cooling energy demands are increasing, although the magnitude is extremely uncertain, which highlights challenges for future energy demand quantification.