‘We can’t escape the reality’: France is preparing for 4°C of warming by 2100

After living through the hottest summer on record in 2022 and a prolonged drought, France is now preparing for a future where extreme weather could become commonplace.

France is preparing for 4°C of global warming by the end of the century as countries fail to deliver on targets that would keep temperatures below Paris Agreement goals.

[...]

A roadmap for climate change adaptation in France

After an exceptionally hot and dry summer in 2022 - the hottest on record since 1900 - the impacts of climate change are clear in France.

[...]

The first two versions of this plan, from 2011 and 2018, look at scenarios where global warming will be limited to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels - the Paris Agreement target - and further increases to 3°C

[...]