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- Tory leaders claim Net Zero forces Britain into a “dark ages” by blocking household air-conditioning.
- London council ordered home air-conditioning removed; a Camden homeowner won an appeal.
- Camden and Islington enforce the London Plan’s cooling hierarchy, which requires open windows before air-conditioning can be installed.
- Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho called the bans “bonkers”, urged repeal, and cited the Climate Change Committee’s warning of cooling needs in care homes and hospitals.
