EU Refuses to Take Side for or Against Air Conditioning Amid Record-Breaking Heatwave

As Europe swelters, the Green Deal faces its summer test

As Europeans anxiously await a second heatwave in less than two weeks, access to air conditioning has become a powerful symbol of the tensions between social fairness and the European Union's climate and energy ambitions.

As Europe reels from record heatwave, why air-conditioning has become a political flashpoint

The ongoing Europe heatwave has intensified the debate over air-conditioning as governments balance public health needs, rising temperatures, energy demand and long-term climate commitments.

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EU refuses to take side for or against air conditioning amid record-breaking heatwave

As Europe’s deadly heatwave moves east, Brussels said Monday it would not pick a side in the heated political debate for or against air conditioning.

For or against air conditioning? EU won’t pick sides

Europeans have historically used air conditioning less, viewing it as environmentally harmful, energy-intensive and potentially unhealthy. (AFP pic) BRUSSELS: The EU refused to be drawn into a heated political debate on the merits of air conditioning Monday, saying it was not for Brussels to micromanage how people cool their homes. AC has become a hot political topic in France in particular, with party leaders coming out starkly for or against i…

EU Stays Neutral As Heatwave Sparks Fierce Debate On Air Conditioning

As heatwaves drive a surge in air conditioning sales, EU officials refuse to regulate home cooling, leaving the environmental debate to nations.