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As Europe's heat waves intensify, Paris is banking on a centralized cooling system using water from the Seine instead of mass air conditioning. By 2042, the city plans to triple the network of underground pipes that supply chilled water to buildings, significantly reducing the need for individual air conditioning systems.
According to write The Guardian, the district cooling system began to take shape in the 1990s. Today, it covers about 120 kilometers of underground pipelines, which provide coolness to museums, hospitals, schools, office buildings, hotels and other public facilities. The network is already connected, in particular, to the Louvre, the Grand Palais, large business districts and a number of historic buildings.
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