Europe Heatwave Turns Political as Leaders Grilled
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- European elected leaders are facing growing scrutiny for their lackluster response to the deadly consequences of climate extremes, according to reporting from Linz, Austria.
- A summer-long series of heatwaves has blistered much of Europe since June, turning the crisis political even as leaders' parties continue to pursue their existing climate policies.
Why it matters: European incumbents face a climate-credibility reckoning as a summer of deadly heatwaves since June has exposed the gap between their parties' stated climate policies and their governments' lackluster emergency response, putting elected leaders on the defensive.
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