Climate: France must prepare for the possibility of violent warming

The announcement had shaken. A few weeks ago, the Minister for Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, felt that France should prepare for global warming that could be +4°C by the end of the century. Far from the scenarios on which the country’s national adaptation plans have so far been based, based on the idea that the Paris Agreement objective of limiting global warming to below +2°C, or even 1.5 °C, would be held globally.

“We must adapt by measuring that it’s not all up to us “Explained the minister during a press conference on Thursday. “And even if we manage to meet all the objectives of lower emissions in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2050, the truth is that currently, even if Europe has started to reduce its emissions by around 30% and that it needs to step up, the overall slope we are on is not compliance with the Paris Agreement, but an increase in temperatures of between 2.8°C and 3.2°C”.