Europe heatwave is 'price to pay for fossil fuel pollution': UN climate chief
Pedestrians cool off at “The area with Ljubljana’s own weather” in Preseren Square in Ljubljana on June 24, 2026. Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heatwave on June 24, 2026, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain.
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Europe has endured extreme heat this week, with record-breaking temperatures in France, Britain and Spain and other countries issuing high-level heat alerts.
"Europe's savage heatwave has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it –- it's the latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet," Stiell said in a statement.
"Until humanity stops burning colossal amounts of coal, oil and gas, extreme heat will keep getting worse," he said.
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