Climate change, energy and local governments Key statistics and figures Climate Action Network-France / Réseau Action Climat-France
What is the greenhouse effect?
Global rating of years in function of their average temperature Since 1850 Since 1937 Source : WMO
Evolution of global CO2, CH4 and N2O concentration from year 0 to 2005. Source : IPCC 2007
Comparison between the average of CO2 emissions per country and per capita in 2007 Source : UNDATA
Impacts of climate change on agriculture
Impacts of climate change on snow cover
Kyoto emission reduction objectives for 2008-2012 and evolution of emissions between 1990-2008
Cities contribute to 67% of world energy demand Expected to increase to 73% by 2030 50/70% of mitigation and around 100% of adaptation measures to be implemented at subnational level (UNFCCC)
Scope of Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions