BYTIMOTHYPUKOThere’sabigwinnerintherecordheatwavesbakingtheUnitedstates,Chinaandothercountries—fossilfuels.TheUnitedstatesissettingrecordsfornaturalgasconsumptionthisweekatthepowerplantsthatkeepthenation’sairconditionershumming,accordingtoestimatesfroms&pGlob-alCommodityinsights.inChina,pow-erplantsareburningmorecoaltokeepupwithelectricityneeds,helpingtofeedarecordpaceindemandthisyearfortheworld’slargestsourceofcarbondioxide,theinternationalenergyagencysaidThursday.Thatdemandisfeedingwhattheparisenergywatchdogcallsa“viciouscycle”thatfurtherboostsworldtem-peratures.asheatwavesmultiplyandintensify,itcreatesmoredemandforfossilfuels,whichaddtothegreen-h...