I know this is a very minor side point to your comment but think the anger against ACs is misdirected. They’re electric, and are as clean as the underlying grid. With heat waves becoming deadlier every year, I really can’t blame anyone for relying on ACs
I’ve never used an AC in my home. I live in Southern Europe in an old farmhouse. When it gets too hot I take breaks more often and sit under a tree.
I can understand the use in certain contexts like hospitals, certain workplaces, but in general we should employ landscaping solutions and architectural solutions (and even social solutions like normalizing a three hour lunch break) before we normalize using a machine that produces heat in order to fight heat.
I know this is a very minor side point to your comment but think the anger against ACs is misdirected. They’re electric, and are as clean as the underlying grid. With heat waves becoming deadlier every year, I really can’t blame anyone for relying on ACs
I’ve never used an AC in my home. I live in Southern Europe in an old farmhouse. When it gets too hot I take breaks more often and sit under a tree. I can understand the use in certain contexts like hospitals, certain workplaces, but in general we should employ landscaping solutions and architectural solutions (and even social solutions like normalizing a three hour lunch break) before we normalize using a machine that produces heat in order to fight heat.