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Rising temperatures across the eastern United States are driving up electricity prices and prompting utility companies to issue cooling efficiency guidance.
Record heat across Europe is forcing a debate over cooling infrastructure, challenging long-standing cultural and political resistance to air conditioning.
European policy circles are divided over the rapid adoption of air conditioning as record-breaking temperatures sweep across the continent.
Record-breaking heat waves are forcing a public conversation across Europe about the widespread lack of air conditioning in buildings.