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French public energy company EDF pledges €80 million to cool schools

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en]

After a heatwave this week forced thousands of schools, most of which lack air conditioning, to close, EDF said it would fund over 100,000 cooling systems in more than 10,000 schools, and other lenders pledged to adapt 12,500 schools.

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