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> you'd be out of business. Correct. And we'd be "out of business" too as a country if we decided alone to fix emissions. Other economies would have passed our

> you'd be out of business. Correct. And we'd be "out of business" too as a country if we decided alone to fix emissions. Other economies would have passed ours because burning oil is so damn useful. Thing is, I don't feel we are changing much in this respect. Now the best idea we come up with is burning more fuel for aircon...

queenkjuul 3mo ago
> Now the best idea we come up with is burning more fuel for aircon... I mean really what else is there? We can't undo the warming, we can't rebuild every building in Europe (even if we could, would it work? Winter will still happen too). We can install solar panels and air conditioners, though.
- sdeframond 3mo ago
  We can install adjustable shades and ceiling fans. Cheap and efficient. It practically pays for itself in saved energy bills if we decide to add an aircon anyway. Plus the saved energy saves carbon emissions too. We can update building regulations so that new building are better. We can plant trees. It brings shade in summer but lets sun through in winter. We can stop taking the plane. I mean, there really are tons of things to do!
  - stavros 3mo ago
    The one thing I want is for everyone to tick the box on their power company's website that says "only give me electricity from renewables". If everyone does this, hopefully the problem will be fixed quickly, plus you can enjoy all the guilt-free AC you want!
  - throw-the-towel 3mo ago
    It's 38 degrees this Wednesday again, and you're talking ceiling fans. This is just ridiculously out of touch.
    - sdeframond 3mo ago
      For the record, I live on a rooftop and it will indeed be 38C this Wednesday at home (Grenoble, France, not a fresh place). No AC, fans, shutters, some shadow and, admittedly, some sweat. I know I will need an AC one of those years but for now this is fine for home working.

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> you'd be out of business. Correct. And we'd be "out of business" too as a country if we decided alone to fix emissions. Other economies would have passed our

by sdeframond 3mo ago

queenkjuul 3mo ago
> Now the best idea we come up with is burning more fuel for aircon... I mean really what else is there? We can't undo the warming, we can't rebuild every building in Europe (even if we could, would it work? Winter will still happen too). We can install solar panels and air conditioners, though.
- sdeframond 3mo ago
  We can install adjustable shades and ceiling fans. Cheap and efficient. It practically pays for itself in saved energy bills if we decide to add an aircon anyway. Plus the saved energy saves carbon emissions too. We can update building regulations so that new building are better. We can plant trees. It brings shade in summer but lets sun through in winter. We can stop taking the plane. I mean, there really are tons of things to do!
  - stavros 3mo ago
    The one thing I want is for everyone to tick the box on their power company's website that says "only give me electricity from renewables". If everyone does this, hopefully the problem will be fixed quickly, plus you can enjoy all the guilt-free AC you want!
  - throw-the-towel 3mo ago
    It's 38 degrees this Wednesday again, and you're talking ceiling fans. This is just ridiculously out of touch.
    - sdeframond 3mo ago
      For the record, I live on a rooftop and it will indeed be 38C this Wednesday at home (Grenoble, France, not a fresh place). No AC, fans, shutters, some shadow and, admittedly, some sweat. I know I will need an AC one of those years but for now this is fine for home working.