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If you’re reading this while the blinds are drawn in some heat and wondering if it’s time to buy an air conditioner, you’re not alone. At the end of June, when the temperature rose above 40° Celsius across Europe, consumers in France they forced their way stores to get portable fans and ACs before they sell. Events like this can become very common. Like the world is hotthe demand for refrigeration is increasing all over the world. The International Energy Agency (IEA) they predict two-thirds of households could have AC by 2050.
Politicians are turning ACs into their own weapon many cultural wars. To the right of Marine Le Pen he promised to release the cooler in France if his party comes to power, while the British Conservatives vowed to roll over net-zero regulations that prohibit the installation of AC in new construction. On the left, the argument is that cooling is especially important let the rich benefit and not those who need it most. It would also lock Europe out of the strong cold front seen in the US and Asia. So far, only round 20 percent Europeans have AC at home (it’s normal 4 percent in the UK), compared to about 90 percent in the US, where electricity is much cheaper.
In Europe, air conditioning is no longer just about comfort. It helps adults to be productive because of high temperatures, and children they work harder in poorly ventilated schools. It helps people shake your head when the air is still very hot after sunset. It can even save lives. One research group comparison that air conditioners prevented nearly 200,000 premature deaths in people over the age of 65 in 2019 alone.
