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Annotated Summary

Annotated Summary on HVAC system. (Seekers - Don) In the article “The Rising Demand for Air Conditioners”, Team (2020) claims that the use of air conditioning is increasing and thus, driving the global electricity demand by 2050. Southeast Asia is already using about 60 percent of its electricity for air-con alone. The need of air conditioning has been increasing even till today due to the increased ambient temperature from climate change. Climate change had cause countries like France and Australia to experience temperature as high as 45.9 degree Celsius and 49.5 degree Celsius in 2019. Heatwaves are becoming more common and it is affecting everyone in this planet, Earth. Heat can prove lethal, especially to vulnerable group such as infants, the sick and elderly. A simulation was conducted by the Centre for Climate Research Singapore, the result shows that Singapore can expect to face temperatures of 40 degree Celsius as early as 2045. With the rise of global temperatures, more people