Whether we want to admit it or not, as nice as it is to have the benefits of air conditioning on hand through terrible heat, it contributes to factors that help make longer heat waves more extreme: AC means emissions. 

Dr. Anabela Bonada, Manager and Research Associate, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, joins Patricia Boal to talk through what those impacts look like, myths about AC use, and other less impactful methods of keeping cool to keep in mind.