Many places in europe by now are basically withering and melting. Europe is very tricky position because it gets a lot of its energy from russia, specifically gas. The russian invasion of ukraine has absolutely challenged europe's climate plans. Two weeks ago, the european parliament voted to classify gas as a green fuel. Gas is actually a fossil fuel. It's not green. Its principal component is methane, which is a gas that warms up the earth's atmosphere really, really quickly. We will see more of this every summer, right? And all of this is occurring at a moment when two of the most important players an climate policy and two of the biggest
A record-breaking heat wave is currently washing over Europe. In parts of Britain, the mercury has hit a freakishly high 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more.
While that is happening, both Europe and the United States — two of the world’s largest contributors to global warming — are abandoning key commitments to limit emissions.
Guest: Somini Sengupta, the international climate reporter for The New York Times.
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