The energy transition in hot and arid countries is vital for global climate targets
Published in Innovation News Network - Environment - 5th January 2024 (https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/energy-transition-hot-arid-countries-vital-global-climate-targets/41509/) 24 Dr Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Executive Director at the Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future at the Qatar Foundation, explains that the energy transition in hot and arid countries is a pressing matter if global net zero goals are to be met. Countries in hot and arid regions face substantial and unique challenges from global warming since most climate models predict that they will experience comparatively greater increases in average temperatures. This will increase the need for cooling, an essential requirement even today in many of these countries, in order to make human habitability possible during several months of the year. In parallel, hotter climates increase evaporation, which will, in turn, reduce water availability, a compounding challenge considering that many arid coastal countries r...