People Can’t Buy AC Where It’s Hot
Some of the hottest places in the world, compared to normal temperatures, are in Europe. In Greece, temperatures reached well over 100 degrees F. This helped wildfires burn there. The same held true in France, which does not have a sophisticated firefighting system.
London was not quite as hot, but temperatures were 15 degrees above normal on some days. This would be an ideal place to have air conditioning. In most buildings, there was none. Additionally, many homes and buildings are not constructed to handle AC, even if it were available
Most high rises that do have AC deliver it through a series of ducts, which were put in when they were first built. Putting ducts in would be almost impossible for these years-old buildings. Even if the infrastructure allowed them to be modified, the costs would be massive. And, unless 100-degree days are permanent and numerous, the investment is not worth it.
Old Building Problems
This is the case for both relatively modern office buildings and residences.
Old homes, which make up much of Europe’s oldest cities, would be almost impossible to duct. And, many have windows that make window units almost impossible to modify.
It will take a large number of days, about 90 degrees in Europe’s older cities, to make an investment in air conditioning, which, across the continent and the UK, would cost billions of dollars.
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