Paris Deputy Mayor Audrey Pulvar released a lengthy statement blaming the United States for the deadly heat wave over France this past week."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!" she wrote on Instagram Friday.She added, "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 '90% air-conditioned' are not unrelated to this.In Paris, we take responsibility."SCIENTIST CALLS FOR AMERICANS TO CUT OFF AIR CONDITIONING IN SUMMER, CLAIMING IT CAUSES GLOBAL WARMINGParis' mayor Emmanuel Gregoire (L) and Deputy Mayor of Paris, in charge of international relations, European affairs, and the Francophonie Audrey Pulvar (R) arrive at a state banquet held in honour of Mauritania's President at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on April 15, 2026.
(Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images)Pulvar, who was elected to her position in March, went on to explain that Paris has implemented measures to fight air pollution and develop energy-efficient renovations for the city, arguing that air conditioning "contributes and aggravates the problem" of global warming."If every American city made the same ecological transition efforts as Paris and many European cities, believe me, the whole world would be better off.So please, enough with the lecture.
Just start doing your part.Best regards," she concluded.In an additional statement on her post, Pulvar defended the left's efforts in Paris to combat climate change.CNN POLLING GURU SURPRISED MAJORITY OF AMERICANS 'AREN'T AFRAID' OF CLIMATE CHANGEDeputy Mayor Audrey Pulver blamed America's reliance on air conditioning for global warming in an Instagram post over the weekend.
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