{"id":137269,"date":"2026-02-16T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/?p=137269"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:59:14","slug":"the-wilful-blindness-to-increasing-global-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/en\/2026\/02\/16\/the-wilful-blindness-to-increasing-global-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"The wilful blindness to increasing global heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter is a good time to talk about heat. Heat is a magnitude that all bodies possess, in greater or lesser quantity. Heat\u2014or its absence\u2014can be felt, but the quantity of cold cannot be known; it is not a magnitude. Global warming, according to those who understand the matter, means that the entire land\u2013water\u2013air system at the Earth\u2019s surface is accumulating more thermal energy than it once did. Where has our heat gone? How useful it would be now. Something of the sort must have crossed Mr. Trump\u2019s mind when he visited the east coast of the United States during a harsh winter\u2014if memory serves, around January 30, 2019. His conscientious wisdom, steadily growing in these matters of \u201cNO climate change,\u201d as we have seen during his second term, led him to exclaim: \u201cPlease, heat, come back soon\u2014we need you!\u201d He was referring to global warming, of course. I am not inventing this. The New York Times reported it. The wisdom of the president, who does not distinguish between weather and climate, has only deepened during his second term, of which we have now endured a full year.<\/p>\n

In general, we are not much inclined to make projections based on objective data. TikTok quips and the entanglements of social media tend to carry more weight. But climate is a serious matter; it is far wiser to rely on demonstrable evidence. This is why governments and supranational entities seek to assist us. Such is the case of the European Union\u2019s Copernicus programme (Europe\u2019s Eyes on Earth), which aims to spare us the transitory\u2014or perhaps definitive\u2014blindness of voluntary ignorance. In its latest report, Global Climate Highlights 2025<\/em><\/a>, it tells us plainly that we must change our lifestyles. We cannot wait until events overwhelm us. Ecosocial coherence should be the bond uniting all Member States and their citizens.<\/p>\n

To avoid exhausting readers who are interested less in the report itself than in the consequences it outlines, let us highlight several defining points. Those wishing to explore further have access to the link. A visit to the website will surely prove enlightening. Let us therefore summarise a few fundamental ideas and conclusions:<\/p>\n