{
  "id": 14241073,
  "title": "Air conditioners contribute to climate change—this 40‑year‑old treaty aims to limit the harm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/air-conditioners-contribute-to-climate-change-this-40-year-old-treaty",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-13T16:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-air-conditioners-contribute-climate-40yearold.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As temperatures broke records this summer, sales of air-conditioning units soared. But this technology can compound climate change.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}