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On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:44:57 -0000 (UTC), pothead
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pothead@snakebite.com> pretending to be Spammy, posted some news:
On 2026-06-26, Lissajous <megahurrts9911@kilos.net> wrote:
More total lunacy from the brain damaged left.
"Air conditioning torn from homes under net zero clampdown"
"Climate change regulations prioritised despite soaring temperatures"
<https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/9070c8bea1b654f5>
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AI Overview
Air Conditioning and Net-Zero Rules in the UK
Some UK local councils have ordered certain homeowners to remove air conditioning units due to local planning rules and energy policies
prioritizing passive cooling.
The Claim: Reports suggest homeowners must tear out air-con units
because councils claim they produce excessive carbon dioxide or
violate net-zero building guidelines.
The Reality: There is no nationwide ban on air conditioning in the UK.
However, strict local planning controls, noise regulations, and
building policies often treat active cooling as a last resort after
passive methods (like opening windows or shading) fail.
The Backlash: Conservative politicians have criticized these planning restrictions as a "miserabilist net zero mindset," pointing out that
only about 3% of British homes have air conditioning compared to 90%
in the US.
"Homeowners are being forced to tear out air conditioning from their
private properties under climate laws, despite rising temperatures.
Council planning officers ordered residents to remove air-con units over
fears they produce too much carbon dioxide, stating they should only be
used as a ?last resort?.
The net zero clampdown is part of building regulations that state ?active >> cooling? should only ever be allowed when all other means of ?passive
cooling?, such as opening windows or using fans, have been exhausted.
The Tories said Britain was being ?kept in the dark ages? under a net
zero mindset that denies people ?modern conveniences that are completely
normal in other countries?.
Verdict: Tempest in a teapot.
This is liberal greeniac logic in practice.
The UK has an extremely mild and narrow climate. The summers are mild
and wet, the winters are mild and wet. A native of Yorkshire is
literally shocked by the average Florida summer day.
After centuries of building for that climate, it appears to be
changing.
There is a major heatwave going on in UK right now and it's so bad that >hospitals are full and their MRI machines are malfunctioning as well.
Oh, but they are reducing the carbon footprint.
What a joke these liberals are.
Would you install air conditioning in a six hundred year old church?
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