Climatologist warns of hotter summers without decarbonisation

Paris – 25 June 2026: Françoise Vimeux, Director of Scientific Research at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), warned of the consequences of insufficient decarbonization. She stressed that without decisive measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, summers in the coming years will become increasingly hotter. Vimeux explained that current summers may seem like the coolest of our lives compared with those to come.

The climatologist stated that the temperature increase in the French Alps is twice as high as the global average. She predicted that with a rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, almost all Alpine glaciers could have disappeared.

Vimeux stressed the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. She warned that without determined action, summers will become increasingly hotter in the coming years.

The climatologist stated that the temperature increase in the French Alps is twice as high as the global average. She predicted that with a rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, almost all Alpine glaciers could have disappeared.

Vimeux stressed the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. She warned that without determined action, summers will become increasingly hotter in the coming years.

The climatologist stated that the temperature increase in the French Alps is twice as high as the global average. She predicted that with a rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, almost all Alpine glaciers could have disappeared.

Vimeux stressed the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. She warned that without determined action, summers will become increasingly hotter in the coming years.

The climatologist stated that the temperature increase in the French Alps is twice as high as the global average. She predicted that with a rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, almost all Alpine glaciers could have disappeared.

Vimeux stressed the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. She warned that without determined action, summers will become increasingly hotter in the coming years.