I'm running my air con in reverse cycle so the outside bit gets cold. Just doing my part to help offset old mates selfishness 🫡

I don't get the downvotes when you're literally correct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island

You can always plant more trees, paint all the buildings brighter colors, live underground, or move north?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_daytime_radiative_cooling

PDRC can be contrasted with conventional compression-based cooling systems (e.g., air conditioners) that consume substantial amounts of energy, have a net heating effect (heating the outdoors more than cooling the indoors), require ready access to electric power and often employ coolants that deplete the ozone layer or have a strong greenhouse effect.

Yikes.