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Opinion: cool roofs are the cheapest climate fix

White paint can cut indoor heat by several degrees.

By Nisha Kulkarni

Published 26 October 2026 at 1:14 am IST · 1 min read

Mist rising over a glacier — Stock photograph used as an illustration; it does not show the place, event or people in the story. Photo: Photo: Roger Burkhard via Wikimedia Commons (CC0-1.0)

I have watched this debate for years, and the same arguments keep coming back.

The fix is not complicated. It needs patience, a small budget and someone willing to own it.

If we get this right, the people who benefit most will be the ones we hear from least.

Also read: Glacier in the fictional Neelgiri range retreated 22 metres this year

The views in this column are the writer's own.

This is a demo story: every name, place, organisation and figure in it is fictional.

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