The research grant winners were announced ahead of a “One Planet” summit in Paris to encourage investment to counter global warming. Germany’s environment minister called on the world’s finance sector to do more.
France has announced the first grant awards to mostly American scientists ahead of Tuesday’s climate summit that French President Emmanuel Macron hopes will boost private and government financing to tackle global warming.
Macron unveiled the “Make Our Planet Great Again” climate research grants after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the landmark Paris climate accord in June. The French president said that Trump’s decision to pull out was a “deep wake-up call for the private sector” to take action.
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At first, the multimillion-euro grant program was targeted at American scientists. It was later opened up to other non-French researchers.
Thirteen of the 18 multi-year award recipients are American scientists, who will now conduct research in France for between three to five years.
The projects are set to be announced at Tuesday’s One Planet Summit, which will bring together some 50 world leaders, businesses and investors to commit to financing climate change solutions. Among the leaders set to attend are UN chief Antonio Guterres, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Mexico’s Enrique Pena Nieto, Britain’s Theresa May, Spain’s Mariano Rajoy and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
High-profile public figures and climate champions participating in the summit include Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elon Musk.
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