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UK government urged to act on ‘devastating’ impact of heatwaves

MPs hear current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classrooms

The UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people against the intensifying effects of the climate crisis.

With the country in the grip of the worst heatwave ever recorded in western Europe – a direct result of global heating – the chair of parliament’s environmental audit committee warned ministers of the urgent threat and that it was falling “far short of what is needed”.

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Jun 26, 2026 Extreme heat Climate crisis Extreme weather

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