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In line with the recent Conference of Parties (COP), also known as the COP21, 2015 Paris Climate Conference, the Embassy of France recently held a special screening of the French documentary film La Glace Et Le Ciel (Ice and the Sky) at the SM Mall of Asia Cinema.
 
A joint project of the French Embassy in partnership with SM, the event is in support of the COP, which aims to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement to minimize the effects of global warming and raise awareness on climate change. France hosted COP21, one of the largest international conferences ever held in the country.
 
La Glace Et Le Ciel (Ice and the Sky) is about the work of Claude Lorius, who in 1965 was the first scientist to be concerned about global warming. Lorius is a French glaciologist who predicted catastrophic climate change in his first polar expedition in the Antarctic territory. The documentary film was selected to close the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Through the film screening, the French Embassy aims to help youth and others become more aware of the importance of caring for our environment.
 
Students and diplomats as well as the members of the civil society were invited to the screening. French Embassy deputy head of mission Laurent Legodec said in his welcome remarks that the battle for global warming is a long-term fight and every country has their different problems and roles to perform to make this advocacy successful.
 
The special screening of La Glace Et Le Ciel (Ice and the Sky) is one of the cultural events held at the SM Mall of Asia.