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07:40Trade understanding that capped most tariffs at 15%, digital taxation remains one of the most important unresolved issues.
07:50And Trump latest warning now risks opening an entirely new front in the transatlantic trade relationship.
07:57And Stefan, meanwhile, of course, that party that took place last night to celebrate 250 years of independence.
08:03Security, of course, was very tight, but there were protesters gathering nearby.
08:08Some NGOs like Greenpeace rolling out banners saying war, greed, energy crisis, what is there to celebrate?
08:15Now, of course, the motto of the gathering last night was 250 years of independence, building our future together.
08:22Stefan, that sounds almost ironic, given President Trump's real feelings for Europe.
08:26You were at the party last night. Did you see bad feelings?
08:30Well, maybe you're right. Trump doesn't like Europe.
08:34He hates the European Union and he usually criticizes the EU in much harsher terms than, for example, Russia, China
08:41and North Korea, all countries without a liberal democracy.
08:46And on that motto, a building a future together, look, it was a garden party to which U.S. embassies
08:55in foreign capitals typically invite host country officials and diplomats around the American Independence Day.
09:04Only this time it was much, much bigger.
09:07And you mentioned it. There were several thousands of what I call friends of America who were invited, people who
09:16in their day jobs deal with the United States one way or the other.
09:21And no, I did not register any bad feelings, au contraire, mainly because the organizers kept it apolitical.
09:29It was a rather timeless celebration of Americana that people, especially in Europe, love about the country, like line dancing,
09:37like mechanical bull rides, like baseball and American football.
09:41And because it was so apolitical, people had a good time.
09:46America is about more than Donald Trump and Donald Trump as president.
09:52He is what he is.
09:53But throughout American history, there have been presidents who were considered unfit for the job.
09:59You know, the James Buchanan's, the Andrew Johnson's, the Herbert Hoover's.
10:04They come and they go.
10:06The same with Trump.
10:08So political differences should not stop us from celebrating American values and the friendship that many people on both sides
10:16of the Atlantic still cherish and hold dear.
10:19OK, Stefan Corbin, as you said, people had a very good time leaving with bags, of course, of American candy.
10:25Thank you so much for your analysis there.
10:27Now, moving on, the World Health Organization has said almost 1,300 deaths have been recorded since the deadly heat
10:35wave in Europe that began on the 21st of June.
10:38This weekend saw record temperatures hit Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary, with police in Berlin using water cannons to cool
10:45people down and German rail urging people to cancel their travel plans.
10:49For more, we can bring in Carla Buntempo, director of the Cupery Cunho's Climate Change Service.
10:54Thank you so much for coming on Europe today.
10:57Just tell us, how unusual is this heat wave for late June?
11:00And can we expect this heat to continue into July?
11:03Well, I mean, what you were describing is the answer to your question, in a sense, because the conditions are
11:09extremely unusual.
11:10We see temperature 12, 10, 12 degrees above the normal averages for France, for part of the UK.
11:18We've seen recent days.
11:20And as you said, now that the peak of the heat wave is moving east, we are seeing record-breaking
11:25temperature affecting eastern Germany, affecting Czechia and Poland.
11:28So this is very unusual, and at the moment, it doesn't necessarily look as the end is near.
11:36The peak maybe in Western Europe has been reached, but looking at the forecast, and for the forecast, the national
11:41climate services are the best place to look at.
11:44There is not a clear sign for rain coming in or a reduction, a massive reduction in temperature.
11:52And based on your expertise, is it climate change making these extreme heat events more frequent and more intense?
11:58Well, you know, as always, it's a combination.
12:00These events, high-pressure regions extending over Europe, have existed throughout history.
12:05We have seen many heat waves before this one, starting from the famous or infamous 2003 heat wave.
12:11But these same weather patterns are now operating in a world that is much, much warmer.
12:16And Europe is warming faster than the global average.
12:19And we see this heat wave becoming more frequent, more intense, lasting longer and starting earlier in the season.
12:25And what are the biggest health risks, especially for vulnerable people?
12:28We've already seen the deaths that have been announced from this.
12:31Yeah, and there is actually a paper that came out last week from a colleague of ours at the ECNWF,
12:38Rebecca Emerton, that was published in Nature.
12:40And she looked at the heat stress.
12:43And heat stress has gone up all over the globe, not just in Europe.
12:46And heat stress is a cause of death for many humans.
12:51And actually, the heat-related mortality in Europe, as the Lancet countdown pointed out a couple of years ago, has
12:57gone up 30% in the last 20 years.
12:59So having more heat waves means that actually our own risk of facing the consequences of heat stress has gone
13:06up very significantly and will continue to go up, unfortunately, as the temperature rises, not just in Europe, but across
13:13the world.
13:13OK, Carlo, buon tempo.
13:15Thank you so much for your analysis, as always, and for joining us here on the programme.
13:20Now, this latest heat wave that is, as we heard set to last, has triggered a fiery debate across Europe
13:26about the lack of infrastructure when it comes to air conditioning in homes, schools, public transport and workplaces.
13:32Europe's air conditioning issues is quite low compared to other continents, particularly North America and Asia, with only around 19
13:38% of households having air conditioning here.
13:40And in France, we've seen politicians laying the groundwork for their campaigns ahead of the elections next year, seizing upon
13:47the air conditioning debate.
13:48For more, we can bring in Diana Urgevors.
13:50That's the vice chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
13:54Good morning.
13:55Just tell us, what's your view here on this political debate over air con for all versus long term climate
14:00policies?
14:01Is this just addressing the symptoms and not really the root causes?
14:05Thank you very much.
14:06It's a very important question.
14:07Not only is not only addressing the symptoms, but in fact, really aggravating climate change and aggravating even local warming
14:15in the cities because air conditioning, what it does is actually puts the local indoor heat out on the streets.
14:22Actually, it makes the urban heat even worse.
14:24And also global warming because cooling is expected to add 25% more electricity demand until 2030 than even data
14:36centers, which means that if we only compare to artificial intelligence, this is about five times as much.
14:42We talk a lot about the energy from artificial intelligence, but not so much from cooling.
14:47At the same time, of course, it is very important that we are providing thermal safety to our residents because
14:54heat is killing in Europe.
14:56It can kill as much as 40,000 to 60,000 excess deaths.
15:02So people in a hot summer all over Europe.
15:05So it is crucial.
15:06But I would consider more taking the Swiss approach, which means that we provide access, allow access to the elderly
15:14or the vulnerable groups.
15:16And otherwise, we try to implement measures that in the few really extreme days, such as what we are experiencing
15:22now in some countries and some countries are already over.
15:25We'd rather take temporary measures to provide safety, for example, in cooling centers during those days, which happen just a
15:33few days about every year.
15:35So far, it will, for a while, it will really only hurt us a few days every couple of years.
15:41But then we have to take these measures, for example, cooling centers, or also have to accept that perhaps there
15:47will be temporary reductions in productivity and perhaps home officeing and other measures can help in these difficult situations.
15:57And I'm not sure if you've seen, but the European Commission is under criticism for turning off the AC for
16:01some of its staff and leaving it on for others higher up in buildings.
16:05I guess this shows really the wider problem we have across Europe, as you're describing, regarding access.
16:11Exactly. So access to air conditioning is a crucial issue.
16:15At the same time, it is also, again, important to understand that the solution is not universal access to everywhere,
16:22everything, because right now, exactly the very reasons why it had to be turned off is because of capacity shortages.
16:29And if we suddenly try to provide access to everyone, that means that our capacities won't be able to survive,
16:37because we are now already jeopardizing the success of the green energy transition.
16:43Because what we see is that we are now adding more energy demand that we are able to provide with
16:50new sources of renewable power, despite our unexpected success with the deployment of renewable energy sources.
16:58But certainly, of course, it doesn't mean that the elites of the elites will have to have access and the
17:04others don't.
17:05So we do have to look at everyone's needs.
17:09But again, I do believe that perhaps temporary measures where everyone has a temporary arrangement for these few days to
17:17get by and still be able to work,
17:18but even more, to be able to stay healthy, is more important than the solution to have full access immediately
17:25to everyone, to air conditioning.
17:27Because the problem is, once you have access to air conditioning, the culture also changes.
17:33We have a lot of cultural adaptations to hot days and how we get by in heat.
17:40And we would lose all of this if we suddenly have all air conditioners.
17:45OK, Diana Urgevorsas, thank you so much for your insights there and for joining us.
17:49And now it's time for an update on the FIFA World Cup results.
17:58Well, it was a busy weekend with matches, with Austria qualifying in dramatic fashion after a 3-3 draw with
18:05Algeria on Sunday morning,
18:06becoming the last European team to book a place in the knockout stage.
18:10Three of the 16 teams heading home after the group stage are European, Czechia, Scotland and Turquia,
18:17with Turquia's exit probably the biggest surprise.
18:20That means 13 European teams are still fighting for glory.
18:24From now on, there are no more excuses.
18:26Meanwhile, after host nation Canada secured their place in the round of 16 last night,
18:31Germany and the Netherlands are both in action tonight.
18:34The Mannschaft takes on Paraguay,
18:36while another blockbuster will of course be Netherlands versus Morocco at 3 a.m.
18:41With a large Moroccan community in the Netherlands, the stakes are high.
18:45Firebrand politician Geert Filders added to the tension by posting a photo of himself dressed as a referee,
18:51showing Morocco a red card.
18:54Also on the menu, Brazil versus Japan at 7.
18:57May the best teams win.
18:59But that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
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