Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Heatwave suffering Europe Looks to a more Air-Conditioned Future

About time! How much of this low residential A/C usage in Europe is due to the climate change ideology and demagoguery? 

"Air conditioning usage is rapidly growing across Europe, as intensifying heat waves strain infrastructure built for cooler climates.

~20% of European homes have AC units; but adoption is expanding even in historically cooler countries like the 
U.K., where homes with AC doubled over the past three years [from a very low level I suspect]; and 
Germany, where AC adoption jumped 6% between 2023–2024.  

Prioritizing health care: Britain’s Climate Change Committee warned that air conditioning is becoming urgently needed in hospitals. This week, medical machines broke down in sweltering UK hospital wards even as heat-related admissions surged.   

The cost of cooling: Higher electricity prices and aging power grids make widespread AC adoption especially challenge ..."

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