Europe is frying in devastating heat, yet is burning more coal

Heatwaves and drought sear the region, but it still has to burn coal

17 July 2022 - 00:00
By Laura Millan Lombrana, Megan Durisin and John Ainger

As gas-hungry Europe revives coal plants, complicating its climate ambitions, the blistering heat this summer shows just what’s at stake.

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