I just had someone from France tell me, “There are only two weeks of heat waves in France, that’s why we don’t need AC.” Well, apparently she means “Some people will die, but it’s the sacrifice I’m willing to make.”
are people in a modern society actually dying because they're not allowed air conditioning or am I being baited
like no way this is actually real right
Plus ça va, plus je commence à penser que les politiques en France anti-climatisation ont du sang sur les mains. Combien de gens auraient-ont pu sauver des canicules successives si on l’avait tous chez nous ? Il faut arrêter cette mascarade
One time 2.5-4 billion vs. 26 billion annually - only 10-15% of Germany’s foreign aid annual budget.
This country is morally sick to the core. And yes, it is a specific type of moral sickness when you let those near you die from heat just so that you can feel better about “helping” abstract others. This is sadism at best.
German public broadcaster ARD is running anti-AC campaign with an infographic titled "Air conditioners: what cools us down, heats up the Earth."
The graphic notes AC use could add about +0.05°C to global warming by 2050 under current fossil-fuel-heavy electricity.