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The great aircon paradox will keep this Hong Kong IPO simmering
Lex專欄:美的上市正逢其時

Midea would have found the public markets less welcoming had it listed 5 years ago
若是在五年前上市,這家中國空調機製造商不會如此受歡迎,但近年氣溫升高和中國以外市場需求成長,已使該公司的前景改觀。

The air conditioning paradox is that the same technology that cools air may cause hotter temperatures longer term. Air conditioning accounts for 4 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. But higher temperatures and increasingly frequent heatwaves around the world mean ever more people are resorting to the systems to keep them cool.

空調技術引發的一個悖論是,被用來降低室內空氣溫度的這種技術,在較長期卻會加劇全球變暖。在溫室氣體排放總量中,空調的佔比目前達到4%。但全球氣溫升高和熱浪頻發意味著越來越多的人依靠空調系統來保持涼爽。

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