🌍✨ Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution
Why we’re watching: This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves.
Amid widespread media coverage of the number of deaths and the influence of climate change, the UK’s Daily Telegraph reported on new research with the incorrect headline: “Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution.” The article was shared on social media … 💚
Tice claimed that “net stupid zero is contributing to rising temperatures, not helping”, adding that “we have been gaslit and lied to”.
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- 📌 Key signal: This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves. Amid widespread media coverage of the number of deaths and…
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Carbon Brief.