OK, perhaps it’s a bit hyperbolic to think that all those Brits over here in the US for the World Cup would declare asylum as “climate refugees”, but, it would be funny as hell
Britons ordered to remove air conditioning from homes in 40C heat under Net Zero crackdown
Britons have been ordered to remove air conditioning from their homes – despite the country baking in up to 40C heat this week – under a fresh Net Zero crackdown.
Planning officials at councils have told residents to take down their cooling units over concerns about carbon dioxide emissions.
They say AC, despite the heat, should serve only as a “last resort”.
The crackdown comes from building regulations which demand “active cooling” is used only after all “passive cooling” methods, like opening windows or running fans, have been exhausted.
I wonder if AC via the heatpumps the UK government is attempting to force on the peasants would be acceptable?
But permission becomes mandatory in specific scenarios, including properties in conservation areas – with separate regulations applying to flats, leasehold properties, and shared buildings.
This creates situations where units are fitted believing they comply with rules, only for council enforcement teams to turn up and demand their removal.
One Londoner received orders to “permanently remove” two cooling units from the rear of their property, The Telegraph revealed.
Camden Council’s planning inspectors determined there was “no justification” for the equipment, ruling it breached the authority’s “cooling hierarchy” policy.
Can you imagine someone from the Government showing up at your residence and telling you to take your AC out? You’d tell them to fuck right off, and fuck off while fucking off.
Londoners are at greater risk of enforcement action.
The capital’s borough councils have incorporated rules derived from Sir Sadiq Khan’s “London Plan” into their local planning frameworks.
Brits should all be asking if the government people who are forcing this have removed their own air conditioning, and that they need to prove it. Because I bet they haven’t.
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It’s wild that the people who vote for all this get enraged when they get it.
The Democrats are watching this and going, “Good… Good…”
Nut up, Brits. 40°C is only 104 in American degrees. Most of Central and Southern US will see that several days this summer.