Europe Isn't Anti-Air Conditioning. It's Just Calling It Heat Pumps

Europe Isn't Anti-Air Conditioning.

It's Just Calling It Something Else.

The recent heatwaves across Europe have reignited a familiar debate in parts of the American media.

Articles in publications including The Washington Post and The New York Times have questioned why Europe continues to lag behind the United States in air conditioning, with some suggesting that Europeans remain culturally reluctant to embrace cooling or that governments have actively discouraged its deployment.

As temperatures continue to break records, the implication is that…