Europe’s Heatwaves Strain Power, Transport and Gas Supplies

The Climate Issue newsletter: The surprising effects of Europe’s heatwaves

Oliver Morton, our planetary affairs editor, on how an unusually hot, dry summer is testing the continent’s infrastructure

Europe’s heatwaves strain power, transport and gas supplies

Europe’s latest heatwaves are no longer only a weather problem. They are simultaneously testing power generation, transport networks, food production and energy security, creating a set of overlapping economic pressures at a time when the region is already dealing with tariffs, stronger Chinese competition and higher energy costs linked to the Iran war. The scale of the exposure is visible in the estimates. Triodos Bank says extreme heat could c…