France¡¯s far right is promising air conditioners now, rather than climate solutions for later, to try and sway voters as Europe bakes under record temperatures.
National Rally lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy has described a proposal to install air conditioning in millions of public and private buildings, trying to capitalize on voters¡¯ frustration with the government¡¯s preparations for the recent heat wave.
The pitch is not exclusive to France. All across Europe, air conditioning is becoming a new political battleground ¡ª and occasionally even a culture wars debate ¡ª as officials grapple with how to adapt aging infrastructure to debilitating heat as the climate changes.
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