The fight against climate change There is clear scientific consensus about the fact that climate change is caused by human activity. The effects this has on our daily lives are already visible and will soon be even more so. To address this challenge, all countries adopted the Paris Climate Agreement at COP21 in 2015 which aims to limit the increase in the global average temperature in relation to pre-industrial levels. Climate environment Published on : November 01st 2023 Updated on : April 16th 2026 Dans cette rubrique The Ministry in action Action for peace and respect for human rights Action within the UN Security, Disarmament and Non-proliferation Emergency Humanitarian Action Protecting Human Rights Gender equality: a priority for France Commitment to international justice Digital Diplomacy Promoting a sovereign Europe The European Political Community Defence Europe France and the European Union European matters Promoting French businesses and France’s attractiveness Attracting foreign investment Attracting international students Destination France: The recovery and transformation plan for tourism Promoting French expertise in sport Supporting French exporters Supporting researchers and scientific cooperation globally The French Government’s Trade Policy Ensuring the presence of French culture Cultural Diplomacy Defending Francophonie and the French language Franco-German cooperation Supporting the cultural and creative industries Contributing to sustainable, balanced globalization Addressing the climate and environmental emergency Combating global social inequality External action of local government bodies Summits and global issues Regional strategies In 2023, COP28 is an opportunity to take an initial global stocktake of the Paris Agreement and to consolidate policies to combat climate change and adapt to its effects. The Paris Agreement is a universal treaty, establishing a new multilateral framework for fighting climate change and that is applied under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It opened the way for a gradual enhancement of mitigation and adaptation commitments by all countries, including through cooperation mechanisms concerning finance, technology transfers and capacity building. Now that it is in force, the Paris Agreement needs to be fully implemented. France is fully committed to this effort being made by the international community and has taken a comprehensive approach as part of international negotiations to fight climate change. COP30 climate: a new direction for global climate action The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) will be chaired by Brazil, taking placing in Belém from 10 November to 21 November 2025. International climate negotiations International climate negotiations are part of a long process which started with the founding conference in Rio in 1992 and then COP1 in Berlin in... Financing: a key issue in the fight against climate change The joint effort of the developed countries has thus far not been sufficient to mobilize climate finance in developing countries. The OECD therefore... CREWS: Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems From 2000 to 2019, a total of 7,348 major climate disasters were recorded. They caused 1.23 million casualties and affected 4.2 billion people. In... International Solar Alliance The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a joint initiative of France and India, launched during COP21 with the aim of making an unprecedented effort... COP28: a crucial conference for the fight against climate change COP28, the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will be hosted and chaired by... COP27: a Conference of the Parties focusing on international solidarity COP27 was held in Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022. While COP26 in Glasgow aimed to increase global ambitions in terms of reducing greenhouse gas... COP26 : A crucial stage in the fight against global warming The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) or COP26 took place from 30 October to 13... The Paris Conference or COP21 COP21 or the 21st Conference of Parties led to a new international climate agreement, the Paris Agreement, which applies in every country. It aims to...