We Are on the Edge of a Climatic Abyss

Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister of France: Our focus on the planet is connected to our very survival. We are on the edge of a climatic abyss. In fact, we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos. On May 13, the Center on the U.S. and Europe at Brookings hosted French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius for an address on France’s foreign policy and the role of the transatlantic partnership in an increasingly unstable global environment.