Paris official blames Americans and their air conditioning for Europe heat wave that has killed 1,300 people.

“Dear American journalists and social media ‘influencers’: for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room … OMG, this is so rich!” - Ronny Reyes

• “As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, you bear a significant amount of responsibility for global warming and the consequences we, in France, are experiencing. Your cities, which are 90 percent air conditioned, are not unrelated to this,” she added.
• “So please, enough with the lecture. Just start doing your part,” the post concluded...

France has long been resistant to air conditioning, with only 25% of households in the country equipped with such cooling units...