What if everyone in the world changed their thermostat 1 degree closer to the outside air temperature?
Here's some old data for the U.S.:
"If everyone in the U.S. changed their thermostat by 1°F, it would reduce annual carbon emissions by 7.2 teragrams. 7.2 teragrams is the equivalent of the amount of carbon released by 1.4 million people in a year."
2013 sources (looking for newer/global):
https://atmos.utah.edu/anthro_now/thermostats_101.php
https://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/Files/Pub41328.pdf
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
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