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Well, yes. Until people caused climate change, we didn't need air cooling systems. Depending on where you lived, you need to build to keep heat IN buildings, even.
But, here we are, a planet on fire. So now we need air cooling to survive, lest our weakest, elderly, infirm, young children die. Then down the line once it's even worse, it'll be needed just so that any of us can survive.
Feck the bourgeoisie and the generations of apathetic fools under them that have allowed this to happen :-(
Let's see your efforts.
Exactly. It's not the corporations, it's us. Corporations are innocent and have no control over our decisions at all.
Well, if you are going to call someone out, at least have a list of things you do.
Using some of the examples from my own life: I use public transit or bike. I don't own a car. I grow vegetables in my yard. I make a conscious effort to recycle and reduce my waste. I saving to upgrade my heat from oil to much more sustainable technologies. I don't use a powered tool where a manual will do, and if I have to use a powered tool I stay away from fuel powered ones.
Now, what are your efforts?
Spoiler: they've made none.
: individual efforts are ultimately useless. 100 companies cause 71% of all carbon emissions.
One cruise ship burns 7,000 gallons of fuel per hour. What are people living paycheck to paycheck supposed to do about that?
Those boats run 24/7, 365.
A Boeing 777 burns 8,500,000 millions of gallon of fuel per year. They've been around for 25 years. There are 1,700 in service. That's like 300 billion gallons of fuel right there, one type of jet.