The second early-season heatwave of the year has brought the return of a politically-charged issue. That of air-conditioning - for decades, France has been notoriously reticent to adopt the technology - currently just 25% of French households have it. That figure is up significantly from just a decade ago, and it's set to keep rising as climate change brings increasingly frequent episodes of extreme heat. France's largely nuclear-based power generation means that the increased electricity consumption of AC has less of an environmental impact than elsewhere - but there are other concerns.
French heatwave drives up demand for AC, despite concerns
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Wed 10:43 - Euronews
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Sat 08:48 - Euronews
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Sat 11:45 - Sky News (UK)
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Mon 10:32 - BBC Headlines
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Mon 13:20 - France 24
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