There is no such thing as climate friendly AC. This is a term the creeps and liars use to guilt you into using existing tech. If they succeed then the formerly climate friendly AC becomes regular AC and they begin inveighing THAT . Rinse repeat.
“There is no such thing as climate friendly AC. “
To start with, the termite thing is air circulation, like a fan. An air conditioner lowers the temperature of the air and also dehumidifies it by condensing out water on its cooling coils.
Air conditioners require enough energy that in today’s world means climate-unfriendly electric power generation is needed.