Businessgreen iconBusinessgreenJul 30, 2026 ~1 min source read

A hot messy summer

As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths It's too damn hot. The fourth heatwave of the summer is underway, it hasn't rained since April, large swathes of Europe are on fire, and excess deaths are being measured in the tens of thousands.

A hot messy summer

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As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths It's too damn hot.

Agency (IEA) has upgraded its estimates for the electric vehicle (EV) market, with zero emissions models now on track to account for nearly 30 per cent of all auto sales globally this year.

The fourth heatwave of the summer is underway, it hasn't rained since April, large swathes of Europe are on fire, and excess deaths are being measured in the tens of thousands.

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As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths It's too damn hot. The fourth heatwave of the summer is underway, it hasn't rained since April, large swathes of Europe are on fire, and excess deaths are being measured in the tens of thousands. On the more positive side of the ledger, the clean technology revolution is continuing apace.

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  • Secretaries of the UK, France, and Spain have issued joint statements warning the wildfires afflicting the three countries are a direct "consequence of the climate crisis", as they vowed to work together to...
  • Agency (IEA) has upgraded its estimates for the electric vehicle (EV) market, with zero emissions models now on track to account for nearly 30 per cent of all auto sales globally this year.
  • A technology that was a pipe dream only a decade ago is on course to dominate a market that has been defined by fossil fuels for over...

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