France is not prepared for the pace and scale of climate change, the country’s climate watchdog has warned in a report that calls for a significant acceleration of both emission reduction efforts and adaptation policies, as the country faces its third heatwave since May.
France must rapidly expand the ambition, scope and speed of its response as the effects of global warming become more severe, the High Council for Climate (HCC), an independent body created in 2018 to assess the government's climate policies, said in its annual report published on Thursday.
