About 91% of US homes have air conditioning. But in Europe, it’s far less common. Why?
The climate: It’s neither as hot nor as humid in many parts of Europe as it is in many parts of the US.
They don’t like it: Cranking the AC can be seen as wasteful, and some Italians think it’s bad for your health.
Amid record-breaking heat and wildfires across Europe, portable AC sales in Britain spiked 2.4k% in a week, per The Washington Post.
An International Energy Agency estimate sees AC units across the EU more than doubling from 110m in 2019 to 275m by 2050.
… leads to more emissions, leads to more climate woes.
But Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based author who covers renewable energy, suggests some more planet-friendly solutions, including:
Then there’s this guy who’s proposing Naked Day.