Understanding global warming to act without fear

A conference organized on a Friday evening by the municipality made it possible to address global warming in a spirit of information and debate. Rémi Goubault, research director at the CNRS and member of the city council, wanted to make people understand the urgency of acting without giving in to catastrophism.

From photographs and excerpts from the IPCC report, it presented the data available at the time: a rise in temperature of 0.75 degrees since 1860 and a rise in sea level of 20 cm over the same period. He insisted on the acceleration observed over the past twenty years and believed that the changes were most likely related to human activity.

The speaker mentioned in particular thousands of climate refugees and the risk of further worsening the poverty of the poorest populations. He defended an action based on knowledge, without maintaining fear.

The municipality had launched this meeting to bring together residents and promote exchanges during the long winter evenings. Other debates were envisaged around the interests of each one.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The newspaper prints "Rémi Goubault", while other documents on the site use Bougault. The spelling of this cut is preserved; it should not be taken for a new person identified with certainty. The climate data are those presented at the time of the conference.

Archive image: https://vierville.cordelle.eu/PhotosDocuments5/ConfBougaut.jpg