The global climate crises will have far-reaching consequences for the environment, economy and human health if we do not succeed in counteracting them. What is needed is a preventative policy with measures to adapt to the already unavoidable consequences.
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order yesterday announcing the withdrawal of the US from 66 international organizations. The Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider responded with the statement below.
Germany will provide a total of one billion euros over the next ten years for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility initiated by Brazil. This was announced at the COP30 World Climate Conference in Brazil.
The German government is notifying the European Commission of its intent to close further power plants with a view to cancelling emission allowances in future. This was decided by the Federal Cabinet on 19 November 2025.
Germany is working with partners from Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia to drive forward the global expansion of power grids and storage facilities. The goal of the global partners is to implement Global Energy Storage.
The IDB Group today announced the Power Transmission Acceleration Platform (PTAP), a new regional initiative to help Latin America and the Caribbean expand and modernize their energy grids and close infrastructure gaps.
The EU environment ministers have agreed on a common position for a new intermediate reduction target on the path to climate neutrality. The goal is to lower emissions by 90 percent compared to 1990 levels by the year 2040.
At the meeting of the EU Environment Council on November 4, 2025, the European climate target for 2040 and the adoption of the new EU contribution for 2035 under the Paris Climate Agreement are to be determined.
Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider will participate in the G20 climate and environment ministerial meeting in Cape Town. Priority topics are climate action, biodiversity conservation and marine protection.
