French PM Barnier unveils climate change adaptation plan

Temperatures in mainland France are on track to increase by four degrees Celsius by 2100 due to global warming, the government warned Friday, urging coping strategies for a much hotter country. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier visited the Rhône region to meet flood victims, and unveiled the new national plan for adapting to climate change.

The Prime Minister on Friday said that uncertainties surrounding the longevity of greenhouse gases made estimates beyond 2050 hazardous. The government's plan contains 51 measures to protect the population, insure against risk, adapt human activity, protect natural and cultural spaces, and mobilise public services.