Germany applies for Bonn to accommodate the Green Climate Fund

The Joint Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol was concluded in Bali on 25 November 2011. Several decisions were made on further international funding for the protection of the ozone layer as well as on several technical issues regarding the implementation of the two agreements. more

Environment Minister Röttgen meets Chinese colleague Zhou Shengxian

The exchange on bilateral environmental cooperation, which is carried out with the central planning commission alongside the bilateral climate cooperation, was at the heart of the meeting.
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Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a great success

Even in the phase of economic recovery in 2010 Germany met its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany in 2010 decreased by almost 25% compared to the reference year 1990.
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Innovation 'made in Germany' honoured by IKU award 2011

For the third time, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federation of German Industries have jointly awarded a prize for outstanding innovations in the field of climate and environmental protection. more

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Major success for climate protection

The Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP 17/CMP 7) paved the way for a legally binding climate agreement between all countries in the early hours of Sunday morning following long and tough negotiations. more

• Documents: Package of Durban
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• Climate change conference in Durban

New insurance solutions to protect states particularly vulnerable to climate change

Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment has approved funding for a unique project that will develop insurance solutions in Caribbean states particularly vulnerable to climate change.
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