Mónica Vidal is a Senior Built Environment Campaigner at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe.

Summer energy poverty is not a new phenomenon, but it is a rapidly growing one in Europe and around the world.

In 2024, Europe faced its warmest summer yet, following a similarly extreme summer in 2022.

This year also brought record temperatures in March, April and May. While this is concerning for all sectors of society, the impacts are unevenly distributed, with southern Europe experiencing some of the harshest and most prolonged heat events.

Cities around Europe are putting forward adaptation strategies and plans to reduce temperatures and protect people from extreme heat.

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