Global warming is a global process of climate change resulting from ever-increasing industrial activity. Since the 1970s, whistleblowers have drawn our attention to the risks involved, including Haroun Tazieff, Al Gore and Nicolas Hulot.
A report detailing the content of the agreement signed by the 191 countries present at COP21: its objective is to contain global warming and limit it to below 2 degrees, a consensus that makes it possible to satisfy the island countries, threatened by rising water levels and oil-producing countries. But there is nothing in the text to indicate concrete ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A priori countries will have to abandon, or reduce the use of fossil energy (oil, coal, gas) and turn to renewable energies. Detailed financing of this energy transition. Comments, illustration images, infographics, interviews with Jean François JULLIARD, CEO of Greenpeace France, Matthieu ORPHELIN, Nicolas Hulot Foundation.
Report at the COP21 in Le Bourget where the 150 heads of state spoke an average of six minutes each, or 15 hours of speeches. This day has undoubtedly been historic, but what messages will remain? Perhaps that of US President Barack OBAMA who quoted civil rights activist Martin Luther KING in the tribune: "There is always a time when it is too late to act. As far as climate is concerned, it is already almost too late". On the hunt for quotations, the Chinese president borrows from the French repertoire: "Victor Hugo said: it is in the face of extreme difficulties that we must find extreme solutions". There was also a moment of emotion when the representatives of the endangered territories spoke. In traditional dress, Marshall Islands President Christopher LOEAK called for help: "As a representative of a nation two metres above sea level, I implore your help so that my country will not be overwhelmed by rising waters". It is now up to the experts to summarize all these speeches. Alternation of factual images, and excerpts from speeches delivered by Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, XI JINGPING, President of the People’s Republic of China, Christopher LOEAK, President of the Marshall Islands, Evo MORALES, President of Bolivia, Valdimir PUTIN, President of the Russian Federation, and Abdel Fatah AL SISSI, President of Egypt.
Extract from the speech given by the Head of State Jacques CHIRAC in Geneva (Switzerland) before the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. While US President George Bush refuses to implement the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, he called on industrialized countries to take action.
Heat waves, and sometimes heat waves, are part of the overall warming of the climate. The situation. The report alternates images of illustration and infographic images with interviews with Claude MILLIER, scientific advice on climate change and Eric BRUN, research director at Météo France.