Olympic athletes are outraged after climate change cultists in Paris announced their intention to stop air-conditioning from being installed in the 2024 Olympic Village, prompting athletes to make their own plans to keep themselves cool while preparing to compete.
NET ZERO MADNESS AT PARIS OLYMPICS : No air conditioning at Olympic Village
In their insane delusion to make Paris the "greenest" Games ever, powered on "100% renewable energy" the Olympic Village has been built without air conditioning.
Given that most of France‘s… pic.twitter.com/yhK8qSTnRy
— Craig Kelly (@CraigKellyPHON) March 3, 2024
Paris Olympics officials have planned for this year’s events to be the “greenest ever Games,” choosing not to install air-conditioning in the buildings where athletes will be housed while training for and competing in the Olympics.
Officials claim that a project devised by engineers will suffice to keep the athletes cool, which involves a system of pipes running cool water underneath each room’s floorboards.
In a statement to NPR, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo claimed that the Olympic Village “was designed to avoid the need for air conditioning, even in very, very high temperatures, to maintain comfortable temperatures.”
Despite the climate cultists’ insistence that the world’s most talented athletes — who will be pushing their bodies to the limits to compete in the hot summer weather — do not need air conditioning, many countries have decided that they would take matters into their own hands to protect their athletes. In light of the fact that more than 5,000 French citizens died during last year’s extreme summer heatwave, countries have announced that they would be traveling with their own air-conditioning units to the games, regardless of what Paris officials say.
Team USA is one of many countries planning for this, with U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) CEO Sarah Hirshland confirming in a statement that her athletes would not be left suffering without air-conditioning.
“In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability and the predictability and consistency of what they’re accustomed to,” she explained.
Hirshland attempted to not offend the climate cultists in her statement, adding that the USOPC has “great respect” for the officials working to achieve “sustainability.”
Alongside Team USA, several other countries have decided to bring their own air-conditioning units, including Canada, Britain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Japan and Australia.
Australian officials further explained that they would be spending $100,000 on air-conditioning units for the Olympics.
“We appreciate the concept of not having air conditioning due to the carbon footprint,” Australian Olympic Committee Matt Carroll said. “But it is a high-performance Games. We’re not going for a picnic.”
Paris’ mayor is reportedly outraged that other countries have dared to defy the “science.”
“I think we have to trust science on two counts,” she complained. “The first is what scientists are telling us about the fact that we are on the brink of a precipice. Everyone, including the athletes, must be aware of this. And secondly, we have to trust the scientists when they help us to construct buildings in a sober way that allows us to make do without air conditioning.”
Meanwhile, others are pointing out that this decision has given wealthy countries an extra advantage in this year’s Olympics, as poorer nations are likely unable to afford to fund air-conditioning for their athletes.
Olympic environmental injustice and air conditioning apartheid:
1. France purposefully didn't include air conditioning in Olympic athlete dorms to claim a "green" Olympics.
2. So rich countries will supply their athletes with portable AC units.
3. Poor country athletes will be… pic.twitter.com/Gwq4lO4ij7
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) June 22, 2024