Climate madness bans air conditioning while politicians enjoy theirs

How is it possible that installing air conditioning is banned in the middle of a heatwave while politicians have it in their offices?

For many, the answer is a mix of ideology and double standards. In Nîmes (France), a self-described communist mayor has banned parents from bringing portable air conditioners into a school, arguing that families in other neighbourhoods cannot afford to buy them. The logic: if not everyone can have one, nobody should. Taken to its extreme, this reasoning would ban houses because there are homeless people.

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French hypocrisy: the DPE punishes those who cool down
In France, the administration has gone one step further. In 2026, with temperatures approaching 40°C, installing an air conditioner worsens your home's energy performance certificate (DPE) rating. In other words: on paper, your house becomes an energy sieve just because you installed a unit to avoid dying of heat. Meanwhile, Environment Minister Monique Barbut has air conditioning in her office. The debate is surreal, but real.

United Kingdom: removing AC by decree
Across the Channel, things are no better. The UK Government's net zero regulations require citizens to remove air conditioning units from their homes, even during heatwaves reaching 40°C. The rules state that AC should only be used as a "last resort". The paradox: while humans swelter, calves in Germany have a legal right not to be exposed to temperatures above 25°C thanks to animal welfare law. Hospitals without air conditioning; barns with it.

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The German example: calves with AC, humans in the sun
Germany has an animal housing regulation that requires air conditioning in calf barns, capping the temperature at 25°C. But in hospitals, air conditioning is conspicuously absent. "They live worse than dogs," one comment sums up. The contrast is so brutal it seems like a joke: in Hamburg, installing an AC unit at home requires a report from an energy consultant (paid for) and proof that there are no alternatives. Meanwhile, in China they air-condition even the farms.

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The question hanging in the air is: what is the point of all this? If the fight against climate change becomes a race to see who suffers most, the only winner will be hypocrisy. While politicians legislate from their air-conditioned offices, ordinary citizens roast. In the end, the most eco-friendly option will be to move to China, where farm animals enjoy a better climate than Europeans.