“Summer will be hot”. Eric Charden sang it in 1979, today, this phrase has rarely been so topical. This year, the summer season could well join the top 3 of the hottest ever recorded since the year 1900, alongside the summers of 2018 and 2003, report the experts of La Chaîne Météo.

During times like these, it is difficult to maintain a bearable temperature in its habitat. Indeed, the outside heat often finds a way in and the air can sometimes become stuffy. Faced with this situation, many people decide to invest in an air conditioner to make it easier to regulate the temperature of their home.

If air conditioning is a solution that is both simple and effective for cooling your home, it still has significant disadvantages. It is indeed particularly energy-intensive, which poses a financial but also ecological problem.

In 2021, according to the Ecological Transition Agency, air conditioners were responsible for 5% of greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector, report our colleagues from Neon.

But the high electricity consumption is not the only ecological impact of these devices. It produces half the CO2 emissions of the refrigerant gases used to cool the air in air conditioners.

Thus, it is better to opt for other methods to cool your home during the heat wave. Here are 5 tips that will help you stay cool while respecting the planet.