Why are our homes and cities all so hot? – podcast

In the week when the hottest May days were recorded, environment editor Fiona Harvey examines a new Climate Change Committee report on how the UK can better withstand extreme heat

Temperatures across the UK and Europe this week have shattered May heat records.

As the environment editor Fiona Harvey points out: we might expect heatwaves in July and August – but 30C in spring?

Fiona talks to Nosheen Iqbal about a report from the Climate Change Committee warning that the UK is unprepared for extreme heat – the new normal – and explores a range of possible solutions to help keep the country cool, from tree-planting to heat pumps and scaling up renewables.