German here, I think you are missing the most important issue. The external devices are considered as ugly. For american cities that might not be an issue, but Europeans do care about the look of their cities.
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Do they care more about aesthetics than the death toll? news.un.org/en/story/202...
aug 23, 2025, 1:19 pm • 2 0 • view
The air conditioners are contributing to the increase of heat waves.
aug 23, 2025, 10:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Those ACs run just fine on wind, solar, geothermal, and nuclear, my good little Malthusian.
aug 23, 2025, 10:36 pm • 3 0 • view
You can say similar things about smoking, alcohol, driving cars, burning coal, wearing guns, lack of health insurance, eating meat ... Btw, I don't know anyone dying during heat periods. So, the risk is probably very comparable to other risks. But yes, probably AC will become more usual in Europe.
aug 23, 2025, 2:57 pm • 0 0 • view
you not knowing does not mean it does not happen, we have a lot more heat related deaths in europe than in the US. I do agree that they look somewhat ugly but then we can just spec into making them stick out less/blend in more. I've never seen anyone trying to color match it to the building for ex.
aug 23, 2025, 4:37 pm • 1 0 • view