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Conférence de presse de l'OMM : Rapport sur l'état du climat mondial 2025
Rapport sur l'État du Climat Mondial 2025
Orateurs :
- Ko Barrett, Secrétaire général adjoint de l'OMM
- John Kennedy, Responsable scientifique
- Claire Ransom, Responsable scientifique associée
HISTOIRE Mise à jour sur le climat – OMM – EMBARGO 23 MARS 04:00 GMT
TRT: 2:00”
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: AUCUNE
LANGUE: ANGLAIS/NATS
FORMAT D'IMAGE: 16:9
DATE: 19 MARS 2026 GENÈVE, SUISSE EMBARGO 23 MARS 04:00 GMT
1. Plan large extérieur : Palais des Nations, Allée des drapeaux.
2. Plan moyen : Orateurs au podium de la conférence de presse.
3. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Ko Barrett, Secrétaire générale adjointe, Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) : « Entre 2015 et 2025, nous avons connu les 11 années les plus chaudes jamais enregistrées. En 2025, nos glaciers continuent de reculer et la glace continue de fondre. L'océan qui se réchauffe et la fonte des glaces terrestres entraînent une augmentation à long terme du niveau moyen mondial de la mer. »
4. Plan moyen inversé : Orateurs au podium de la conférence de presse ; journalistes dans la salle de presse ; orateur sur les écrans.
5. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – John Kennedy, Responsable scientifique, Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) : « Le dioxyde de carbone, le méthane et le protoxyde d'azote ont atteint des niveaux records en 2024, qui est la dernière année pour laquelle nous avons des chiffres mondiaux consolidés. »
6. Plan moyen : Journalistes dans la salle de presse.
7. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – John Kennedy, Responsable scientifique, Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) : « C'était également la plus grande augmentation en une seule année jamais enregistrée, et les données provenant de sites individuels à travers le monde indiquent que les niveaux de ces gaz à effet de serre continuent d'augmenter en 2025. Maintenant, ces gaz à effet de serre, ainsi que les aérosols et d'autres éléments dans l'atmosphère, modifient l'équilibre énergétique de la planète. »
8. Plan moyen : Journaliste dans la salle de presse.
9. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – John Kennedy, Responsable scientifique, Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) : « Dans le climat actuel, il y a un déséquilibre. Nous avons la même quantité d'énergie entrante, mais il y a moins d'énergie sortante en raison des concentrations accrues de gaz à effet de serre. Et ce déséquilibre avec plus d'énergie entrant que sortant signifie que l'énergie s'accumule dans le système terrestre. »
10. Plan large : Orateur sur les écrans ; journalistes dans la salle de presse.
11. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – John Kennedy, Responsable scientifique, Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) : « La plus grande fraction de cette énergie absorbée va dans les océans, environ 90 pour cent de l'excès d'énergie dans le système climatique. Et cela est important car plus de trois milliards de personnes dépendent de ces ressources marines et côtières pour leur subsistance. Ils vivent de l'océan, et près de 11 pour cent de la population mondiale vivent sur des côtes basses directement exposées aux dangers côtiers, donc très vulnérables à des phénomènes comme la montée du niveau de la mer. »
12. Divers plans de journalistes dans la salle de presse.
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