United Kingdom & Simon Stiell

United Kingdom: The United Kingdom recorded its hottest June day on record, leading to a surge in life-threatening emergency calls, school closures, and critical incidents declared by hospitals. The heatwave has highlighted the country's inadequate infrastructure for extreme heat.

Simon Stiell: Simon Stiell, the UN's climate chief, stated that the heatwave has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it and urged humanity to stop burning fossil fuels.

Simon Stiell: Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, warned that the United States' decision to withdraw would harm its economy and living standards.