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minus-square_pete_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoIt’s easier and more efficient to wrap yourself up with blankets and covers and use minimal heating (with decent home insulation) to warm yourself up than it is to cool down when you are too hot.
minus-squaredingdongmetacarples@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoAt an individual level sure, it’s easy to throw on a blanket when it’s cold. But at a household level, much more energy is used to heat homes. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/why-we-always-fight-over-air-conditioning
It’s easier and more efficient to wrap yourself up with blankets and covers and use minimal heating (with decent home insulation) to warm yourself up than it is to cool down when you are too hot.
At an individual level sure, it’s easy to throw on a blanket when it’s cold. But at a household level, much more energy is used to heat homes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/why-we-always-fight-over-air-conditioning