We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
The mayors of Paris, Milan, and Phoenix discuss the shared challenge of managing extreme heat as a permanent urban crisis rather than an occasional weather event. They emphasize the need for integrated public health, housing, and infrastructure policies to protect vulnerable populations.
Why it matters
As climate change increases global temperatures, city leaders are forced to rethink urban planning and emergency response to ensure public safety.
‘The city is planning for a future that would have been inconceivable to Parisians just a few decades ago.’ Photograph: Apaydin Alain/ABACA/Shutterstock ‘The city is planning for a future that would have been inconceivable to Parisians just a few decades ago.’ Photograph: Apaydin Alain/ABACA/Shutterstock Opinion Climate crisis We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures
This summer, mayors met in London during the heatwave that ironically threatened to derail London Climate Action Week.
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