Air-con has become the latest front in a culture war – but more hot air is the last thing our overheating cities need

Members of Monocle’s editorial team were in Paris last Thursday but the hottest topic in town wasn’t Fashion Week or fresh collections – it was air conditioning. As the mercury crept towards 40C, meetings were moved, school closures accommodated and cool glasses of wine sought (many at our event on Rue Bachaumont). Was there panic? […] The post Air-con has become the latest front in a culture war