Climatologist Warns of Hotter Summers Without Decarbonization

Paris – 25.06.2026: Françoise Vimeux, Director of Scientific Research at the Institute for Development Research (IRD), warned about the consequences of insufficient decarbonization. She emphasized that without decisive measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, summers in the coming years will become increasingly hotter. Vimeux stated that current summers may appear to be the coolest of our lives compared to future ones.The climate scientist explained that the temperature increase in the French Alps is twice as high as the global average. She predicted that with a temperature rise of 1.5°C compared ...