"Labour Group Slams Lord Glasman Over Climate Denial Lecture" DeSmog

 "An influential Labour peer has been criticised for being the star speaker at the UK’s main climate science denial group, which says carbon emissions are a “benefit to the planet”.

Lord Maurice Glasman, founder of the conservative ‘Blue Labour’ faction of the Labour Party, delivered the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s (GWPF) annual lecture on Monday, a speech typically given by conservative figures and climate science deniers.

Glasman has in recent weeks advised Morgan McSweeney, chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

In his GWPF lecture, Glasman reportedly called for the national grid, the UK’s electricity distribution network, to be taken over by the Ministry of Defence, called the UK’s 2050 net zero emissions target a “fantasy”, and advocated new fossil fuel extraction including coal power.

“It is important to remember that the UK is not America,” Paul McNamee, director of the Labour Climate and Environment Forum (LCEF), told DeSmog.

“The Labour government continues to benefit from majority support for ambitious climate action. British people know that this ambition brings energy security, lower bills, a future for their grand-kids, and investment into some of the fastest growing areas of the UK economy.”

McNamee added: “Lord Glasman would know this if he spent less time at Trump inaugurations and with right-wing campaign groups, and more time in the British communities he claims to speak on behalf of.”" DeSmog

Amid Brutal Heat Wave, Officials Stress Health Risks of Hot Nights

  

Excerpt : "Much of the United States is baking amid an unusually severe June heat wave, with more than 150 million people under some sort of heat advisory. The unrelenting heat wave started in the Mountain West over the weekend and has since descended upon the Midwestern and Eastern U.S., where high humidity is making temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit feel even hotter. 

Even at night, people can’t escape the unforgiving heat, which poses a particularly high health risk. 

The level and duration of the heat is rare for this time of year “with little to no overnight relief, and affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,” the National Weather Service said in an advisory Monday morning.

During a heat wave, it is crucial for people to cool down at night to reduce their core body temperature and reduce the physiological burden put on them during long, sizzling days. But a growing body of research shows that hot nights are becoming more common with climate change—and not just during a heat wave. "  By Kiley Price, June 24, 2025   From Inside Climate News