Poster on population and climate near Le Bourget COP21 centre. Takver/Flickr. Some rights reserved.On 30 November, about 40,000 delegates will gather in Paris for the opening of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). For almost two weeks, representatives of 200 countries, including 127 heads of state and government, will try to agree on a text with some legally binding elements that will aim to limit climate change and help vulnerable countries adapt to its inevitable impacts.
Whether it is at the level of our energy supply or our ability to face climate change impacts (raising sea levels, extreme climatic events, droughts, etc.), the decision that will be made by the COP will undoubtedly have an impact on our way of life and that of future generations.
Over the past months numerous scientific reports have highlighted the urgency of promptly tackling climate change. The year 2015 is on track to break a series of climate records; not only is it likely to become the warmest year ever recorded to date, it is also projected to reach the symbolic threshold of 1°C average global warming compared to preindustrial times according to the UK Met Office.
