Broken Climate Pledges and Europe’s Heat Wave

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/somini-sengupta" target="_blank"><strong>Somini Sengupta</strong></a>, the international climate reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, an ardent champion of the fossil fuel industry, has almost single-handedly<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/manchin-climate.html"> doused any hopes of immediate climate action</a> in Washington.</li><li>The European Parliament recently endorsed labeling some gas and nuclear energy projects “green.” Critics said it would<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/world/europe/eu-green-energy-gas-nuclear.html"> prolong the reliance on fossil fuels</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>