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Box 14. A nuanced policy approach to AC AC is not a sustainable (in time or environmentally) societal solution for hazardous heat exposure reduction. It is inequitable and unaffordable for those with low incomes (39–41); it increases energy demands and heightens the risk of blackouts (42–44); it promotes individual and societal dependency and overcooling, and may impair heat acclimatization (45–48); and it contributes to both the urban heat island effect (49–52) and climate change (53), thus worsening heat exposures in the medium and long term. Despite these drawbacks, AC remains crucial to protect populations at increased risk from high temperatures, as well as for refrigerating essential medicines and other health- protecting technologies (such as technology-based health information systems). In the absence of other options, AC – or another equally effective active cooling technology – should be available to those who need it most as if it were a medical necessity. A nuanced approach towards the use of AC can equitably ensure its protective benefits for groups at increased risk, while promoting increasing sustainability requirements in AC technologies and aiming for widespread deployment of passive cooling interventions. Given the disproportionate impact of heat on populations at increased risk, it is crucial to address existing inequalities in access to cooling. Possible interventions include (40): • facilitating access, financing and knowledge about AC for populations at increased risk; • addressing energy insecurity and poverty, including during summer months; • identifying individuals at increased risk for whom AC amounts to life-saving medical equipment; and • addressing inequities in cooling use, while discouraging demonstrably excessive AC use and overcooling in public spaces and work settings. To mitigate ...