ENTRETIEN - Face à la multiplication des canicules, l’économiste plaide pour lever le tabou français sur la climatisation. Selon lui, l’adaptation passive des bâtiments ne suffira pas à protéger les plus fragiles et le refus de la « clim » encouragé par certains discours écologistes risque de pénaliser d’abord les classes populaires, les enfants et les personnes âgées.
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Why France Urgently Needs Air Conditioning
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Economist Charles Dennery argues that France needs to overcome its taboo on air conditioning due to increasing heatwaves, as passive building adaptations may not be enough to protect vulnerable populations. He believes that rejecting air conditioning, encouraged by some environmentalist discourses, may disproportionately harm lower-class families, children, and the elderly.