The exhibition
Climate Emergency is designed to challenge us and encourage us to do our bit in the world’s green transition. To continue living on Earth, we need to change our lifestyles and how we live together in society. The exhibition takes stock of today’s world and suggests that solutions are within everyone’s reach.
Its goal is to show ‘what is already being done’ through personal stories, accounts and experiences, since frugal energy use is vital if we are to make good on decarbonisation pledges.
The exhibition opens with an illustrated fresco. A central toposcope then points towards three sequences combining a mix of display features, facts and interviews, which you are free to explore on a self-guided tour.
Practical information
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€15 | €12 | Our prices
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From age 15
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Trilingual exhibition (French, English, Spanish)
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The Cité is open from Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and 10.00 am - 7.00 pm on Sunday.
Accessibility
- Accessible to visually impaired visitors
- Accessible to visitors with reduced mobility
- Accessible to deaf and hard of hearing visitors
Plan your visit
This exhibition area can be accessed by lift (level 1). Small pushchairs are allowed inside the museum.
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© Adagp, 2023. Céline Diez. Food data sculptures. Photo: A. Robin / EPPDCSI Decarbonising
This section focuses on three sectors that emit high levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs): cities, transport and food systems. Through data sculptures, games, and hands-on displays presenting scenarios developed by the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), you’ll be able to get to grips with ways enabling us to transition to a low-carbon society.
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© A. Robin / EPPDCSI Anticipating
The ‘Anticipating the future’ space sets out the framework for the scientific information on climate change owing to human-generated GHG emissions. It particularly mentions the greenhouse effect, biodiversity destruction and rising water levels. ‘Energies and resources’ digs into the massive exploitation of natural resources and lays bare our ever-increasing energy requirements. Finally, the Data of the future visualisation feature immerses you in a series of potential future scenarios for our planet between now and the end of the century.
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© N. Breton / EPPDCSI Taking action
This third section sheds light on the notions of individual and collective action, engagement and mobilisation. There’s one display device where you can calculate your carbon footprint. Elsewhere, citizens talk about how their awareness has grown and what steps they are taking. The role of States and businesses in system-wide transformation is also addressed. Lastly, inside a hut, you can watch an audiovisual sequence on the collective dimension, activism and engagement.