A glimpse at our world in 2018: Europe faced one of the hottest summers in decades. Giant firestorms raged through Greece, Sweden and Germany, laying thousands of hectares of land to ash. At the same time, SA has battled severe drought conditions in the Eastern and Western Cape, affecting the lives of millions of people. Weather conditions are dominating our media headlines – in Africa and Europe. They serve as a stark reminder that climate issues affect us all, and we will only be able to resist climate change if we join hands and work together. Germany and France are committed to this ambitious path because we agree on two things. First, climate change is not a question of belief, but a fact. Extreme weather events are increasing around the world. Every year, many millions of people in developing countries fall back into poverty because of natural disasters.
Second, climate protection is no luxury. The economic costs of doing nothing are enormous. Only an ambitious climate p...
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