Your Fridge Isn’t Green, but It Could Be

Refrigeration and air conditioning are among the largest sources of carbon, and the refrigerants we use are greenhouse gases, too. But green refrigerants are on the way, from elastocaloric cooling to a method a bit like salting an icy road. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishowFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1599/1/012001/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/50/5/053002 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0017931021004750 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade1696 Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/two-central-air-conditioning-units-from-above-stock-footage/545053574?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/various-products-in-a-supermarket-royalty-free-image/1416618595?phrase=refrigeration&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/cooling-fans-at-the-plant-aerial-view-cooling-system-in-stock-footage/1389021091?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/metal-refrigerant-gas-tanks-in-store-royalty-free-image/1417432365?phrase=refrigerant&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/the-three-fundamental-states-of-matter-royalty-free-illustration/589422354?phrase=heat%20molecules&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/different-states-of-matter-solid-liquid-gas-3d-motion-stock-footage/1142773095?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/open-refrigerator-filled-with-food-stock-footage/1008485276?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/summer-vacations-at-home-and-hot-weather-royalty-free-image/1344258259?phrase=hot%20apartment&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/refrigerator-working-principle-how-does-a-royalty-free-illustration/1477578352?phrase=chlorofluorocarbons&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/model-royalty-free-image/183381086?phrase=freon&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/the-ozone-layer-hole-royalty-free-illustration/1364099073?phrase=ozone&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/flyover-france-england-and-northern-ireland-view-from-stock-footage/637663752?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/greenhouse-gases-carbon-dioxide-methane-royalty-free-illustration/1385690821?phrase=greenhouse%20gas&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/group-of-colorful-freon-tanks-royalty-free-image/1425567195?phrase=refrigerant&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/carnot-cycle-vector-illustration-labeled-royalty-free-illustration/1220696143?phrase=Carnot%20cycle&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/antique-retro-fridge-in-kitchen-with-brick-wall-royalty-free-image/1271377712?phrase=old%20refrigerator&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holmium_shards.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shape_Memory_Effect_Animation.ogv https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/freezing-zero-degree-cold-royalty-free-image/528341519?phrase=zero%20degrees&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/snow-plow-salting-street-in-winter-time-orange-royalty-free-image/1222260595?phrase=road%20salt&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/melting-snow-melting-ice-spring-water-spring-time-stock-footage/528147348?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/ice-surface-royalty-free-image/157444397?phrase=ice&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/frozen-pattern-cover-the-dark-background-from-left-to-stock-footage/654675220?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/woman-looking-at-food-in-refrigerator-royalty-free-image/1368036755?phrase=refrigerator&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/model-royalty-free-image/183386936 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/model-royalty-free-image/183387896