Climate change in France

The July 2019 European heat wave affected France heavily, with temperatures over 40°C.

In France, climate change has caused some the greatest annual temperature increases registered in any country in Europe.[1] The 2019 heat wave saw record temperatures of 46.0 °C.[2] Heat waves and other extreme weather events are expected to increase with continued climate change. Other expected environmental impacts include increased floods due to both sea level rise and increased glacier melt.[3][4] These environmental changes will lead to shifts in ecosystems and affect local organisms.[5] Climate change will also cause economic losses in France, particularly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.[6][7]

The Paris Agreement on climate change, under France's presidency, was negotiated and agreed in 2015 at COP21. France subsequently set a law to have a net zero atmospheric greenhouse gas emission (carbon neutrality) by 2050.[8] Recently, the French government has received criticism for not doing enough to combat climate change, and in 2021 was found guilty in court for its insufficient efforts.[9]

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  2. ^ "France records all-time highest temperature of 45.9C". The Guardian. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ "Coastal floods in France". Climatechangepost.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. ^ "Glacial Retreat in the Alps". Archived from the original on 2016-11-12.
  5. ^ "Climate change and its impacts in the Alps". Crea Mont Blanc. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  6. ^ AgriAdapt. SUSTAINABLE ADAPTATION OF TYPICAL EU FARMING SYSTEMS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Retrieved 2021-04-26
  7. ^ Mcilgorm, A.; Hanna, S.; Knapp, G.; Le floc'h, P.; Millerd, F.; Pan, M. (2010). "How will climate change alter fishery governance? Insights from seven international case studies". Marine Policy. 3 (1): 170–177. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2009.06.004 – via ResearchGate.
  8. ^ "What is carbon neutrality and how can it be achieved by 2050? | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2019-03-10. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  9. ^ "Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis". The Guardian. 2021-02-03. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-04-27.