78% of French People Have Negative Views on AC—Then Killer Heatwave Hits
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The far-right party leading in opinion polls emphasized casualties from extreme heat and promised large-scale air conditioner installation.
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However, the opposing side is calling for a cautious approach, arguing that excessive air conditioning operation will ultimately worsen the climate crisis.
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The structure of urban areas densely packed with old buildings is also acting as a realistic limitation.
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Apart from the recent increase in air conditioner installations, 78% of French citizens still
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People have such a negative perception that they even evaluate air conditioners as not being eco-friendly.
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Parisian citizen
Open the window, close the curtains, and try to ventilate. Small actions like that help the Earth.
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As global warming has crossed a tipping point, many climate experts are warning of increasingly extreme heat wave disasters.
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Accordingly, Europe's concerns about finding long-term survival strategies are deepening.
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They say national support is needed for air conditioner installation...
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If Director Maxim Pouteng spends the budget on installing air conditioners at the hospital
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Hospital Director Maksim Putogin says it's because investments in other fields could decrease.
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It appears that in front of Director Maksim Poutine of the hospital, it will become an important discussion agenda.
Carrefour sold about 30,000 AC units across all of France in a single day on the 22nd
Sales increased 1,000 times the normal amount
France hitting 38-40°C
Hospitals don't have AC
People just turning on fans and spraying water on themselves
This is a hospital in the Paris metro area
Medical facilities say it's hard to invest in cooling systems
Installing AC would reduce investment in other areas
They're asking the government to pay for it
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Europe really said 'standards? don't need 'em' lol 🤣 watching them scramble is peak comedy
lmao the french really said 'non' to air conditioning and then nature said 'think again' 💀 this is peak irony
wait this is actually wild, i had no idea so many french people were anti-AC? like i get the environmental thing but when it's 45°C outside surely the opinion changes real quick
as someone who lives somewhere hot, french people complaining about AC kills me every time ngl, give it 5 years and they'll all have units in every room 😅