Ahead of World Ozone Day on September 16, a first-of-its-kind national survey by International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) revealed striking city-wise patterns in India’s booming residential air conditioning (RAC) sector. The survey places Kolkata at a unique crossroads of energy efficiency and climate risk. The survey covered 3,100 households in seven cities—Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Jaipur—using stratified random sampling across income groups and climate zones. It examined AC ownership, usage, servicing, refrigerant leakage, costs, disposal practices, and climate awareness.

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