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Alan Miller
Alan Miller
Alan Miller, a former climate change policy specialist at the World Bank, is co-author of Chilling Prospects: Providing Sustainable Cooling for All, which was recently issued by the UN-affiliated Sustainable Energy for All.

Can China cool its red-hot air-conditioning market?

Workers assemble air conditioners at a Gree Electric Appliances factory in Wuhan, China. China is already the world’s top producer of air conditioners and is expected to be a key player in the installation of 1 billion more globally over the next decade. Photo: EPA

China’s contribution to climate-agreement quotas is crucial as its population increasingly turns to air conditioners to beat the heat and the nation remains a key player in global sales.

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