EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on

The European Commission directed staff to power down air conditioning during a heatwave. Commissioners kept their own offices comfortably cool. According to Politico, the policy sparked questions about whose sacrifice climate action demands—and who gets to stay comfortable. It's a familiar playbook: rules for thee, but not for me.

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