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French officials defend climate adaptation record
The French government reached peak temperatures on June 25 during a heatwave that began a week earlier. Officials responded to criticism over preparedness for climate effects by citing prior work on adaptation measures.
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France recorded its highest temperatures of the current heatwave on Thursday, June 25. The heatwave began one week earlier. Officials stated that the majority of adaptation work has been completed over the past two terms. They added that no prior preparation could fully address a peak described as unprecedented in European records.
A letter sent to mayors by the prime minister rejected claims that authorities had taken no steps to prepare for climate change impacts. The letter described such claims as false.
Political response A Green party member of parliament said public frustration with the government was expected given the scale of the challenge. The statements came during a French-Italian summit held in Antibes on the same day.
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