Extreme temperatures haunted two continents on Wednesday, with more than 100 million people in the United States facing excessive heat conditions and a heat wave that had scorched Western Europe taking aim at Central Europe.
As 100-degree temperatures became uncomfortably routine on both sides of the Atlantic, President Biden said climate change presented a “clear and present danger” to the world.
But days after suffering a major setback in Congress on his climate policies, he limited his announcements to a measure expanding offshore wind energy projects, while promising other, unspecified actions down the road.
“Let me be clear: Climate change is an emergency,” Biden said in a visit to Somerset, Mass.
“In the coming weeks I’m going to use my power to turn these words into formal, official government actions. When it comes to fighting climate change, I will not take no for an answer.”
