This summer, it’s sweltering in France and much of Europe, with some regions topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit, reports the WSJ. Stranger still is how various sundry government agencies would have their citizens sweat it out rather than use more modern inventions. Like air conditioning.

AC may be necessary for the elderly, the chronically ill, or pregnant people, according to the French ecological transition agency. Realizing that some people might not live without AC, the ecological transition agency offers some useful tips:

if you really can’t live without it, use it in only one room of your home, and don’t set the temperature below 79 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s because AC uses too much energy and contributes to climate change.

But wait. There’s more:

From France’s government information service, public health agency, and national health insurance fund, the following tips are offered for those sans AC:

“Wet your body (at least your face and forearms) several times a day.” Wear a hat outside. Drink more water and try cold soups and other “water-rich foods to help you stay hydrated.”

If you give up your will to live (and before you collapse into a smoldering heap), you could try this:

Covering your windows and blinds, including with “homemade protections” made of cardboard. “Dim the electric lights” in your home, and avoid using appliances like a computer or a hair dryer that could generate heat.

It seems as though green virtual signaling itself is a health risk:

A report released recently by IGNES, a French trade alliance, warns of “a massive inadequacy of housing to cope with high temperatures.” Nearly half of the homes it looked at become “thermal kettles” during heat waves.

The French paper Le Parisien interviewed a 67-year-old resident of one such home. When the temperature in her living room reached 90 degrees last month, as temperatures outside soared, she described taking three to four showers a day to cool down and using her garden hose to wet the exterior of her home. “I’ve even fallen over due to dizziness because I was too hot,” she added.

During May’s heat wave, France’s public-health agency reported a spike in heat-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

Yet its advisory did not mention the use of air conditioning.