Why Doesn’t Europe Want Air Conditioning?

Wall Street Journal: “Europeans have long shunned air conditioning, viewing it as noisy, a blight on their architectural heritage and, above all, unnecessary, as long as the summers were mild. They feared widespread adoption of the energy-hungry technology would undermine their ambition to lead the fight against climate change.”

“That resistance, however, is colliding with the realities of a continent where temperatures are rising faster than any other region on the planet…”

“The fight over the future of air conditioning is now shaping political debates across the continent, pitting politicians on the right, who want a massive plan to install air conditioning, against those on the left who fear the environmental impact.”

Bloomberg: France’s far right joins the fray of air conditioning politics.