Posted on 07/03/2026 9:50:53 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The June heatwave that broke a series of temperature records in Europe has focused minds on the urgency of adapting to global warming in a continent once complacent about its relatively gentle climate and its ambitious goals on reducing emissions.
The European Union has sought to be a leader in addressing climate change, and was one of the first major economies to set a legally binding target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
But a June heatwave that peaked at above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe has revealed how its businesses, amenities and critical infrastructure are not prepared for the consequences of climate change in the here and now.
"We've not been good enough on adaptation," Poland's Deputy Climate Minister Krzysztof Bolesta told Reuters after some power supplies across the region were disrupted, outdoor work was banned in places, trains cancelled in Germany and in Sweden a cargo train derailed as extreme temperatures buckled metal rails.
Among the countries worst affected, Spain reported 1,000 excess deaths that it linked to the record heat.
Adapting buildings and public spaces to cope with extreme heat is typically the responsibility of national or regional authorities, rather than the EU, which says individual countries are best placed to understand their particular needs.
"There's no point in trying to say from Brussels how the Greeks or the Spaniards need to battle wildfires," EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, who later this year will set out an EU-wide "climate resilience plan", told journalists.
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More Europeans die from summer than Americans die from Guns.
Net zero————nope!
The French are famous for going on vacation and leaving their elderly relatives to die from the heat.
Klowns, all of them.
The same people who have preached electric cars, stoves, etc now demand you turn off your electric A/C.
Global Warming/Climate Change/Net Zero = same thing Just one very big SCAM
The same people who have preached electric cars, stoves, etc now demand you turn off your electric A/C.
Well they did shut down most of their best power production so now they don’t have the power to run AC ,LOL
The western European ruling classes care more about their moral preening than the lives of their subjects.
And not just on this issue.
“There’s no point in trying to say from Brussels how the Greeks or the Spaniards need to battle wildfires,” EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, who later this year will set out an EU-wide “climate resilience plan”, told journalists. I wonder what kind of bank Wopke is making?
You’re a peon for the climate control freaks.
The ruling class has AC not to worry. Meanwhile “committees” are going around confiscating AC units in England.
They’ll probably make you get a license for an AC Unit, like they do for televisions. And they’ll have detection devices.
Here’s an article about that:
(It drives me nuts that so many online articles don’’t include the dates of publication.)
Actually, I missed the date; it’s August 4, 2025
“They’ll probably make you get a license for an AC Unit, like they do for televisions. And they’ll have detection devices.”
Pretty much the case for licenses now, as to detection, that’s the easy part given thermal imaging, smart meters, and police visits.
Both summers and winters do seem warmer than when I was growing up in the 90’s and aughts. Europe definitely needs to get AC, but a lot of Americans in dry climates could benefit from whole house fans that suck all the hot air out overnight and keeping windows open when it’s cool. If everyone is running AC when they don’t need to we lose power and then nobody has AC.
Off topic but I love your tagline.
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