So enough doom and gloom. Here is some good news:

Japan kicked off its summer “Cool Biz” casual clothing campaign Thursday with politicians ditching their suits and ties to encourage the nation to use less air-conditioning.

In 2005, the first Cool Biz drive helped cut carbon dioxide emissions by 460,000 tonnes — equivalent to the combined emissions from one million Japanese households per month, the government said.

How cool is that? LOL

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