RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116696574148710922
I really truly despise "memes" like the one used in the quoted post because _even back in weather like in idk the 1980s in Europe_ wide-spread air conditioning would have saved thousands of lives in each heat wave.
Protection from both heat and cold should be a non-negotiable human right.
It's really a form of green-washing.
It wasn't people needing air-conditioning (which is relatively energy-efficient compared to e.g. heating), but policy failures of governments in Europe and elsewhere that have led to this point.
Also, it is a tiny jump from installing an air conditioner to installing a two-way heat pump that can be both an AC unit and can electrify Europe's heating. And Europe's gas-based heating is a MUCH bigger climate problem than AC units!
Thomas Fuchs
Michael Bacon