Climate control is a system that regulates the car's cabin temperature in a much more comprehensive way than air conditioning. This system is a more automated and user-friendly way of controlling the car's temperature, as you just set the temperature you want in the cabin and the climate control does the rest for you.

How does cooling contribute to the climate crisis? MR: Cooling is a big contributor to global warming. Much of the existing cooling equipment uses hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants, which are potent greenhouse gases, and use a lot of energy, making them a double burden for climate change.

Warm temperatures are controlled as they are in a standard car heater, but to cool the air, the car is fitted with an additional compressor under the bonnet that directs air to a condenser. This then charges the air with refrigerant to cool it down, and the air is then sent through the air vents in its chilled state.

While both systems can blow both warm and cool air into a vehicle, only climate control can automatically control a vehicle's interior temperature. Air conditioning lacks the ability to consistently monitor and maintain air temperature independently of the user's manual actions.