FR EC - Climat Libe Tour : COP29 Simulation

The students were prepared to take part in a role-play consisting of a COP29 simulation. 

First, they were presented with the positions of 15 countries on the issues of cities, energy, forests and oceans. They were then divided into 12 groups : each group chose one country to represent. It was then asked to write the opening statement for the country they had chosen, using a framework to help them structure their text. Introduce yourself as the delegation representing your country. §1 : Your country and climate change: Where is your country in the world ? Give the key facts and also say whether you are one of the richest, poorest or emerging nations in the world. How does climate change affect you ? Share some of your country's experiences, such as weather changes, threats to your environment and risks to your population. §2 : Your objectives and actions to reduce emissions : What are your objectives for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ? Use the COP27 overview document to find your country's objectives and ambitions for achieving Net Zero. Can you give examples of the actions you are taking to achieve them ? Highlight your progress in reducing carbon emissions, as well as any joint work with other countries. §3 : Your adaptation plans and actions : What are you already doing to support people, regions of your country or key sectors (Adaptation) ? Tell us what you have already put in place, or what you plan to put in place, to protect yourself. What help would you need to respond to the negative effects of climate change ? Least-developed countries in particular can ask for help from other countries. End your statement with a final sentence that will stay in the minds of your listeners, for example by saying what you want, and what you need, this conference to achieve. There was a time limit : the statement it should have lasted a minute. The groups then practised debating 4 topics : cities, energy, forests and oceans.

The simulation took place at the Halle aux Sucres, in front of an audience of students from an engineering school specialising in sustainable development. 3 groups read their opening speeches: China, Senegal and Egypt, while the other 9 groups debated 4 topics. At the end of the day, the students attended a lecture by Jean Jouzel, a famous palaeoclimatologist, former vice-chairman of the IPCC working group on scientific issues, on the following questions: How can we give legitimacy to the climate emergency? How can we anchor ecological ambitions in our daily lives?