"The Olympic Village AC debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"

The row over air conditioning at the Paris 2024 Olympics higlights the challenge we face in gaining support for green technologies, writes Smith Mordak.

that's successfully been keeping buildings and landmarks across Paris cool

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"The Olympic Village AC debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"

Schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions.

As heat waves creep north, they are baking schools that previously did not need air conditioning. Fixing the problem will be neither cheap, nor easy.

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Schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions.