- BurningRiver ( @BurningRiver@beehaw.org ) 23•3 months ago
How much concrete did they pour to build the infrastructure needed to host the games? I’d really like an analysis of that and the carbon footprint left behind by a few dozen AC units over a couple weeks.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 12•3 months ago
The ability to rest in climate control is going to give them an unfair advantage.
- lnxtx ( @lnxtx@feddit.nl ) English8•3 months ago
Imagine living in a hot climate country. What a unfair situation.
- NauticalNoodle ( @NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml ) 1•3 months ago
The ability to rest in climate control is going to give them a
n unfair advantage.FTFY
AP again has a shit take: Olympic Village is real estate and will likely be sold off as real estate when the Olympics end. Installing AC, even if it makes sense in the short term, makes zero sense for the long term utility of the building.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that while the U.S. team appreciates efforts aimed at sustainability, the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.
“As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance,” Hirshland said.
The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada and Britain were among the other countries with plans to bring air conditioners to France.
According to the International Energy Agency, fewer than 1 in 10 households in Europe has air conditioning, and the numbers in Paris are lower than that.
“It’s a high-performance environment,” Australian Olympic Committee spokesman Strath Gordon explained to The Post.
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- تحريرها كلها ممكن ( @PanArab@lemmy.ml ) 1•3 months ago
I never thought heat would be an issue in Île-de-France
It’s not. Americans just can’t live without AC.
- NauticalNoodle ( @NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml ) 2•3 months ago
That is correct. We cannot.
- un_aristocrate ( @un_aristocrate@jlai.lu ) Français1•3 months ago
How will they install ac units ?
- Obi ( @Obi@sopuli.xyz ) 2•3 months ago
Probably using portable ones where you put the pipe out of the window and seal around it.