A train is making its way across France this month in an effort to raise public awareness about climate change and to present issues that will be addressed during December’s climate summit in Paris. Starting with a grand send-off from Paris’ Gare de Lyon, the climate train pulled in to Nancy this Sunday, 24 October.

To mark the occasion, partner institutions from the Lorraine region gathered for a day to create a Climate Village. Participants included INRA, CNRS, the University of Lorraine as well as science centers (the Nancy Museum-Aquarium and Nancy Conservatory and Botanical Gardens), and associations (La Vigie l’Eau, Epinal Planetarium). The village was installed inside the Nancy trains station and consisted of interactive exhibits, animations, demonstrations and film projections. Several LabEx ARBRE laboratories also took part in this event where researchers were available on site to share their science with the public, and discuss issues related to climate change which affect us all.

A special feature during the day was a Survivors project presentation, which described work carried out by 80 middle-school students from the college of Einville-au-Jard who participated in an experiment together with project researchers. Another highlight were presentations by Pierre-Antoine Chuste and Maxime Burst, two doctoral students who presented their research in interactive workshops to the public, just as they did for the Experimentarium project.

To learn more, follow this link — Climate Village and the Climate Train, Nancy