At the first meeting of the Federal government/Länder round table on the EEG reform on 14 February, Federal Environment Minister Altmaier and Federal Economics Minister Rösler presented a joint proposal on curbing the costs of expanding renewable energies. more
The Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) convened in Nairobi on 18-22 February, 2013 in a first ever universal session. Based on the Rio+20 decisions of June 2012, all UN members were for the first time entitled to vote. more
On 26 February, Peter Altmaier and his Armenian colleague Aram Harutyunyan signed a joint declaration on cooperation in the environmental sector, thus laying an important foundation to strengthen the bilateral cooperation.more
On 17 January, at a conference held at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and attended by over 350 national and international experts, the results of the support program “E-Energy – Smart Energy made in Germany“ were presented. more
Big firms must help pay for "green revolution" - German minister (Reuters, 7 March 2013)
Germany Agrees on Regulation to Allow Fracking for Shale Gas (Businessweek, 26 February 2013)
Germany’s Greenhouse Gas Output Rose in 2012 as Coal Use Surged (Businessweek, 25 February 2013)
German environment minister: 'we want to limit fracking' (The Guardian, 11 February 2013)
German Renewable Subsidies in Focus as Ministry Views Differ (Bloomberg, 11 February 2013)
German minister sees some renewable changes before election (Reuters, 23 January 2013)
On 6 December, during the climate negotiations in Qatar, Germany and the United Kingdom launched the “NAMA Facility” to support partner countries to implement ambitious action against climate change. more
Under the motto "Simply green colouring is not enough" a call for tenders for the Federal Ecodesign Award, initiated by the Federal Environment Ministry BMU and the Federal Environmental Agency UBA, has been published for the second time on 14 January 2013. more
On 14 January, on the margins of the IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi, Federal Environment Minister Altmaier and deputy chair of China's National Energy Administration Liu Qi signed a bilateral agreement pledging their cooperation on the expansion of renewable energy. more
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