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Row Over Air Conditioning Breaks Out In France As Heatwave Continues Across Europe
Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Temperatures have continued to soar across Europe, with parts of Paris experiencing 39 degrees Celsius this week.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said that she would deploy a “major air conditioning equipment plan” around the country if her party came to power. She accused the French government of “forcing ordinary citizens to endure unbearable heat”.
Sadhbh O’Neill, Environmental and Climate Change Researcher and Contributor to the Irish Times, spoke to Daniel McConnell on Thursday’s The Last Word.