UK heatwave live: Met Office issues extreme heat warning as government convenes emergency Cobra meeting
The UK is experiencing a severe heatwave, prompting the Met Office to issue an extreme heat warning and the government to convene an emergency Cobra meeting. The Liberal Democrats and Green party have welcomed the meeting but are calling for more urgent action to address the climate crisis. The parties are advocating for a national strategy to make the UK climate-ready and are pushing for concrete actions such as taxing fossil fuel giants and committing to no new oil and gas extraction.
- ▪The Met Office has issued an extreme heat warning due to the severe heatwave in the UK.
- ▪The government has convened an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss the heatwave and its effects.
- ▪The Liberal Democrats and Green party are calling for more urgent action to address the climate crisis, including a national strategy and concrete actions such as taxing fossil fuel giants.
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- ▪ UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting — The Guardian — World
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1m ago04.28 EDTLib Dems and Greens welcome Cobra meeting but call for more urgent actionWe have some comments from the Liberal Democrats and Green party on the Cobra emergency meeting scheduled for later today.While welcoming the government’s announcement, the Lib Dem environment spokesperson Pippa Heylings said emergency meetings were not enough to put out fires or protect our communities, saying “we urgently need a national strategy to make the UK climate-ready”.She added: “Extreme weather warnings, widespread water shortages and wildfires raging across our countryside are a stark reminder that the climate crisis is gripping the country, yet the government is moving at a snail’s pace, waiting until the fifth heatwave this summer to act.”View image in fullscreenPeople walk on parched…
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