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UN Envoy: 1.1B People Face Risks from Lack of Cooling

New data from 52 countries in hot climates reveals that over 1.1 billion people face "significant risks" — including death — from lack of access to cooling, a U.N. envoy said Monday. Rachel Kyte told a press conference that "millions of people die every year from lack of cooling access, whether from food losses, damaged vaccines, or severe heat impact." The U.N. envoy, who is promoting the United Nations goal of providing sustainable energy for all people by 2030,...

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