Photographic exhibition – “60 solutions against climate change” by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Date/Time
Date(s) - 22/05/2015 - 30/06/2015
All Day

Location
Galerie Françoise l'Hernault, Maison Colombani

Categories

• Events
• Exhibition

Flood in Bangladesh. Copyright Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Altitude

Photographic exhibition

“60 solutions against climate change”

@ Galerie Françoise L’Hernault, Maison Colombani – 37 Dumas St. Every day: 9am – 7 pm

Since January, the Alliance française has launched several events dealing with climate change. This exhibition, brought together with the French Development Agency (AFD), confirms this trend, as another part of our continuous effort to rise awareness about the COP 21 Conference.

A problem without a solution is a poorly stated problem, said Albert Einstein. Contrary to what many people think, global warming is not merely a problem, it is also a flurry of solutions and opportunities that have already pooped out from civil society, from corporations, from institutions and from individuals as well. Some are well known, others less so; some are surprising, others are expected; some will have a global impact, others are of symbolic order; some are local, others will have a planetary reach.

Most of them allow to face climate change, but they also provide a string of side benefits, as they are called. They allow us to strengthen society and to favour a development respectful of the environment and of men and women. The Good Planet Foundation has selected the most interesting ones, together with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Some are displayed here today, all of them were compiled into a book and a website “60 solutions”. We hope that these examples will inspire you, whether you are a citizen or a decision maker. With this initiative, we wish to contribute to stimulate change, as it is greatly needed to make our planet a better place to live together. See → www.60solutions.org

 About COP 21

 The 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), will be held on 11 December 2015 in Paris bringing together around 40,000 participants. The stakes are high: the aim is to reach – for the first time – a universal, legally binding agreement that will enable us to combat climate change effectively and boost the transition towards resilient, low-carbon societies and economies in order to limit global warming to below 2°C and societies’ adaptation to existing climate change. See → www.cop21.gouv.fr