'Extreme heat stunts development'

'Air conditioning is a moral imperative' The Washington Post editorial board Air conditioning "transformed the world," but the "technology remains unacceptably scarce," says The Washington Post editorial board. The "idea of ubiquitous climate control might strike some in the environmental movement as immoral." But for "billions of people in poorer, hotter countries," air conditioning "will be a necessity, not a luxury.

" The "project to combat climate change cannot condemn billions to broil." The "response to the challenges confronting the world" must "include expanding access to lifesaving air conditioning." Read more Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber.

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.. Justin Klawans, The Week US.