France – Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change

The British government has launched a map illustrating the global consequences of failing to keep climate change to less than 2 degrees. The document shows some of the potential consequences on human activity. It emphasizes the severe effects on water availability, agricultural productivity, extreme temperatures, drought, the risk of forest fires and the sea level rise.

This negotiation session under the auspices of the UN was held in Barcelona, Spain, from November 2-6, 2009. The second-to-last session before Copenhagen, it brought together more than 4,000 delegates from 180 countries. Read about the main results.

The climate negotiations in Bangkok ended on 9 October. They are an important stage in the process of preparing the Copenhagen Conference. The great majority of participating countries demonstrated their firm desire to achieve an ambitious international agreement in December.

This Web site aims to provide information and facts on French national climate policies and French positions in the International negotiation process. It will be regularly updated in the run-up to Copenhagen and after to provide insights into the French contribution to the national and international debate on climate change.