Every new UK home should have air conditioning, say Liberal Democrats

Exclusive: Party says housing stock ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and new rules for builders must be set All new UK homes should be built with air conditioning to cope with the effects of the climate crisis, according to the Liberal Democrats. The party says British homes are dangerously unsuited to rising temperatures, meaning passive cooling measures such as planting more trees in residential areas are necessary. Continue reading…