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I mean she’s not wrong, it’s the SUV solution to road safety all over again.
But the short term problem is real.
Sure we can insist on using rooftop solar - which is just local energy transfer - but surely this isn’t viable in cities.

https://www.channel4.com/news/uk-cannot-air-con-its-way-out-of-this-heatwave-says-professor

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UK cannot ‘air con its way’ out of this heatwave says Professor

Is the UK built for these high temperatures? We asked Lucelia Rodrigues, Professor of Sustainable and Resilient Cities at the University of Nottingham.

Channel 4 News
Show threadTim Gent
@OneInterestingFact extreme behaviour changes could be needed. Government powers to shift to triple Summertime? Get everyone up at 4am and we all function better!
Jun 24 at 6:07amWeb