Richard Branson (who asked for UK taxpayer money to repair his private island after hurricane Irma) Has set a climate change challenge:
As the world continues to warm, you can expect more and more folks to be turning to air conditioners to keep their living environments cool and comfortable. And in that sense, this energy-intensive technology will do plenty to exacerbate the very problem it is designed to solve. The Global Cooling Prize is a competition to help stop runaway climate change, by dangling US$3 million in prize money for the development of more energy-efficient cooling solutions.
The Global Cooling Prize is backed by the Indian government among other partners, with Richard Branson taking on the ambassadorial duties.
$3M could keep this site running for some time -- go team SoylentNews!
(Score: 3, Insightful) by infodragon on Tuesday December 04 2018, @01:46AM (6 children)
Dump the business suit and raise temperature in office buildings by 3C. The amount of energy saved in NYC alone would be significant; extrapolate to the rest of the world.
Take it further and change the clothing materials to breath better and get another 2-3C bump and still be comfortable.
While moving forward with the above changes work towards tech solutions for more efficient heating/cooling and get multiplies of just a technological solution.
Oh yea, study termites! They had the solution long before we were figuring out fire
https://psmag.com/environment/future-of-air-conditioning-inside-a-termite-mound [psmag.com]
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(Score: 1) by redneckmother on Tuesday December 04 2018, @02:33AM (2 children)
Business suit? Hell, work "in the buff" instead!
Well, it worked for me, when I worked from home...
Mas cerveza por favor.
(Score: 1) by infodragon on Tuesday December 04 2018, @02:56AM (1 child)
I don't think coed naked business will work out very well.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday December 04 2018, @12:30PM
"President Trump" will make it work. TREMENDOUSLY. I promised to take the brand of the United States and make it great again. And run our government like a business. With or without clothes!!!!
(Score: 3, Insightful) by edIII on Tuesday December 04 2018, @03:24AM (2 children)
That's highly unrealistic.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 04 2018, @04:14AM (1 child)
1) Light fabric mumu for anyone bulging outside of normal size attire
2) Women already like skimpy clothing, that's why they prefer the A/C set to non-arctic temperatures
3) Stop being a prude. See #1 above
4) Free horse blinkers and blindfolds at the door for people who can't control their 'sensibilities'. Optional free mumu for everyone else.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 04 2018, @02:25PM
Mumu has such a negative connotation. Perhaps call it a "Toga", and attract fresh-out-of-college talent into the workplace as well?