Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Air-conditioning and the adaptation cooling deficit in emerging economies

  • Filippo Pavanello,
  • Enrica De Cian,
  • Marinella Davide,
  • Malcolm Mistry,
  • Talita Cruz,
  • Paula Bezerra,
  • Dattakiran Jagu,
  • Sebastian Renner,
  • Roberto Schaeffer,
  • André F. P. Lucena

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26592-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Adaptation to heat stress through the use of air conditioners has received increasing attention. Here the authors show that income and humidity adjusted temperature are common determinants for adopting air conditioning, but their relative contribution varies in relation to household characteristics.