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Cooling technology with a smaller carbon footprint

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Thuku Kariuki | Wolf Gebhardt
March 4, 2022

A rise in demand for air conditioning and refrigeration has pushed up emissions around the world. A project in Kenya is looking into alternative natural refrigerants and is training women to be specialized technicians.

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