Many schools are already making adjustments - some in the Austin area, for example, have shifted recess earlier and are limiting kids' outside time, Axios' Nicole Cobler reports.
Back-to-school cooling demand was around 34% higher over the last decade largely due to human-caused climate change, Climate Central estimates.
Buildings can be retrofitted with better windows and insulation to reduce energy waste, and existing fossil-fuel burning systems can be replaced with safer, more energy-efficient options.
Reno, Nevada (+320%); Eureka, California (+300%); and San Francisco (+240%) saw the biggest percentage increases in back-to-school CDD between 1970 and 2023.
Collection
[
|
...
]