MITSUBISHI Electric has raised the question as to whether a growth in domestic air conditioning in the UK is in the best interests of the consumer, the industry, the country and the environment.
Speaking on the first day of the RAC show in Birmingham, Mitsubishi's divisional commercial director Donald Daw said 'We need to remove our industry's obsession with the dawn of domestic air conditioning. We hope it never happens and we don't think it is necessary for it to happen.'

Claiming that talks had already gone on in private with some other manufacturers, he added 'We welcome other manufacturers to discuss this with us. We want an open and honest debate.'

The announcement follows the publication of the Stern Report on climate change.
'We are responding to this by announcing our own 100-day plan which will review our operations and highlight ways in which we believe the industry can act to reduce CO2 emissions, rather than increase them,' continued Daw.

Mitsubishi Electric estimates that the splits and VRF sector could account for between 1.6 million to 2.4 million tonnes of CO2 per annum by 2016.