Climate Action

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Protecting nature and climate action are once again united in the Federal Environment Ministry. The new area of responsibility is in the name of the ministry: the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety or BMUKN for short. The Federal Climate Action Minister is Carsten Schneider.

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Press International | 22.09.25

State Secretary Flasbarth at New York Climate Week

This week, New York Climate Week, one of the key events in international climate policy, is taking place in New York. State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth is representing the German government.

Press Nature and Biological Diversity | 14.09.25

International Day for the Conservation of Tropical Forests 2025

Tropical forests are home to more than two-thirds of all known animal and plant species worldwide, produce a significant proportion of the world's oxygen, and store large amounts of carbon.

Das Okavango-Delta in Botswana ist ein sehr großes, sumpfiges Binnendelta, das dort entstanden ist, wo der Okavango-Fluss eine tektonische Senke im zentralen Teil des endorheischen Beckens der Kalahari erreicht.

Press International | 08.09.25

Germany will remain reliable partner for the green transformation in Africa

On September 8, the second African Climate Summit will begin in Addis Ababa at the invitation of the African Union (AU) and the Ethiopian government.

Press International | 27.08.25

International climate policy: Responsibility has changed

The German government is reorganizing its international climate policy. Responsibility is being transferred from the Foreign Office to the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN).

The structure and name of the ministry was changed by the organisational decree of the Federal Chancellor of 6 May 2025. National and international climate policy were moved to the Federal Environment Ministry from the Federal Economic Affairs Ministry and the Federal Foreign Office.

The Federal Environment Ministry had held lead responsibility for climate policy before, until December 2021. This included climate action at national and international level, climate partnerships and climate initiatives as well as international climate negotiations and emissions trading.

The German government’s information, documents and publications on these topics will be compiled on this website shortly. Until then, this information is still available at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Federal Foreign Office: