“The U.K., like its population, is not built for the heat,” anna_russell writes. As temperatures surpassed 104 degrees Fahrenheit, schools closed, roads melted, and confusion reigned.
.) On LBC radio, the former health secretary Matt Hancock, a Conservative M.P., fielded questions from listeners about the extreme weather. A woman named Maria described a park filled with dead grass. “I was deeply shocked, I had no words,” she said. “Coming from a country where our landscape is beautiful and green, to see how dry the grass has become, it’s actually shown the horrible effect this climate change is having on our society.
Are we all doing our bit? The leading candidates to replace Johnson as Prime Minister—now whittled down to three front-runners—range from lukewarm to reluctant on efforts to slow climate change. In a televised leadership debate on Sunday, the day before the U.K. recorded its warmest night on record, the candidates were asked about their views on the U.K.’s long-held goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The tepid response of candidates, and certain media outlets, has galvanized some and infuriated others. The cabinet minister Alok Sharma, who led thein Glasgow last year, has not ruled out resigning should the new Party leader back away from a commitment to net zero. “Any candidate aspiring to be our next prime minister who doesn’t think we are facing a climate emergency needs to consider the temperatures we are seeing in the UK, across Europe and beyond,” he.
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