Abstract:The production of "cold," that is, refrigeration, is involved in numerous fields related to human life. 1 As early as the beginning of the 20th century, the Paris International Institute of Refrigeration (IIF/IIR) estimated that the power consumption of producing cold capacity accounted for 15% of all the electricity produced in the world, especially in commercial and domestic buildings, and the energy consumption of air conditioning systems accounted for nearly 45%. 2,3 The "Cooling Emissions and Policy Synth… Show more
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