Climatology research in France
France, a main partner of the Kyoto Protocol, will chair the 2015 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), the purpose of which is to reach an international agreement to limit global warming to no more than 2°C. A planetary phenomenon, climate change is the object of a major French system of support for research, development, and innovation in energy-related fields. Research and innovation projects in agriculture and alternative energy aim to cut emissions of greenhouse gases in the interest of sustainable development and environmental preservation.
France began its ecological and energy transition with the goal of substantially reducing its carbon emissions. The nation’s per capita emissions of greenhouse gases are already among the lowest in the industrialized world. France also works closely with developing countries to encourage the transition to a low-carbon economy. Within the European Union, France has taken an ambitious position centered on a goal of achieving a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 60 percent by 2040 (compared with 1990 levels). To respond to warnings from scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and human responsibility for global warming, France is supporting research in several priority areas at a level that reflects the urgent need for action. More...