Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
UN climate chief Simon Stiell has labeled the recent record-breaking heatwaves in Europe as a clear consequence of the climate crisis. He emphasized that the continued burning of fossil fuels remains the primary driver of these extreme weather events.
Why it matters
It underscores the increasing urgency of international climate policy as extreme weather events become more frequent and severe in developed nations.
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days The UN climate chief has said an extreme early heat event sweeping parts of western Europe was “a brutal reminder of the spiralling impacts of the climate crisis”, after France and the UK set new temperature records for May on two consecutive days. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said on Wednesday the “main culprit” was humanity’s burning of coal, oil and gas – known to be the primary driver of climate change. Continue reading...
The framing aligns with the scientific consensus on climate change, which is a standard editorial stance for The Guardian.
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