Quotes

“20th-century best practices won’t save us from 21st-century problems. Heat has become a top issue for people globally which calls for new and innovative solutions.” — Scott Fleming

“We are committed to bringing passive cooling technologies to the masses. We aim to be a thought leader and go-to source of solutions in the space.” — Scott Fleming

"My life's purpose is dedicated to reducing extreme poverty, and unfortunately, the most impoverished places on our planet also happen to be the hottest. This presents a significant challenge for those striving to improve their quality of life. Every day when we enter the laboratory, our thoughts are with them. Our efforts go beyond simply reducing emissions and cooling buildings; we strive to elevate humanity and make a positive impact on millions of people's lives." — Scott Fleming

“In a world of changing climate conditions and increasing temperatures, it's important to have technologies that can offset the damage that has been done. That's a huge win for the world, for humanity.” — Scott Fleming

“We’re on a mission to cool our warming planet through scientific innovation.” — Rob Atkin

“Air conditioning currently makes up 10% of global electricity demand. When you consider the emissions associated with that it’s easy to see we cannot air condition ourselves out of a warming world.” — Rob Atkin

Statistics

• According to NASA Since the 19th century, increases in carbon dioxide emissions have contributed to the earth’s surface temperature rising by 1°C. A large proportion of this warming has happened over that last 40 years.
  Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

• There is evidence to suggest that since 1750 the suns energy has remained constant. If increases in the suns energy were to blame for the recent rises in temperature then scientists would likely observe a rise in temperatures in all layers of the earth’s atmosphere. Instead, what has can be seen is that the upper atmosphere is remaining cool whilst the warming is taking place at sea level and the lower layers of the atmosphere. This is indicative of greenhouse gasses trapping the heat.
  Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

• This is corroborated by the fact that CO2 levels are 420ppm compared to 280ppm pre industry. Source: https://earth.org/data_visualization/11-interesting-facts-about-climate-change

• According to the recent IPCC report on the state of the climate, we are currently experiencing the hottest period for the last 125,000 years.
  Source: https://earth.org/data_visualization/11-interesting-facts-about-climate-change/

• In 2019 heat related illnesses have caused an estimated 345,000 deaths. And in the US workers lost around 1.9 billion hours of work due to impacts of extreme heat in 2020. This is up from 1.2 billion in 1990. In the next 50 years a predicted 1-3 billion people will have to relocate.
  Source: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1910114117Wildfires/floods and extreme weather events are becoming ever more common.Source: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/juanita-constible/lancet-offers-grim-assessment-climate-change-and-health

• The main problem with air conditioning systems is their high-power consumption and low energy efficiency. Air conditioning systems are only around 35% efficient. They use power hungry compressors to squeeze the refrigerant to turn it into a hot gas.

  Source: https://energypost.eu/predicting-global-air-conditioning-demand-by-nation/

• Currently in the US, air conditioning accounts for 1.5% of global electricity consumption and 10% of global building electricity demand. According to figures in 2020 there are around 1.9 billion air conditioning systems being used today.
  Source: https://energypost.eu/predicting-global-air-conditioning-demand-by-nation/

• Over the next 30 years the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggest this could rise to as many as 5.5 billion.

  Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/14401/growing-demand-for-air-conditioning-and-energy/

• Calculations from World Economic Forum suggest that by the end of the century the greenhouse gasses from the power required to run these systems will account for up to 0.5°C in global temperature rises.
  Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-prevent-air-conditioners-from-heating-the-planet/

• The heat island phenomenon is another problem with Air Conditioning Systems. In cities where there is a lot of these systems there is evidence that the heat being ejected from the building is causing rising temperatures within densely populated areas. Researchers at Arizona State university School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences found that night time running of air conditioning systems increased outside ambient temperatures by as much as 1°C, further increasing cooling demands.
  Source: https://news.asu.edu/content/excess-heat-air-conditioners-causes-higher-nighttime-temperatures