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International environmental policy is particularly important in times of increasing globalization and covers a number of issues: climate protection, sustainable energy policy, preservation of biological diversity and the conservation of forests, seas and soils. Further related topics are desertification, sustainable waste management and protection against hazardous substances. Nearly all these issues need overarching strategies to ensure that environmental protection is considered in other policy areas.

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UN Climate Conference in Belém (COP30)

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30th UN Climate Conference (COP30)

From 10 to 21 November 2025 the 30th UN Climate Conference takes place in Belém, Brazil.

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Bundesentwicklungsministerin Reem Alabali Radovan und Bundesumweltminister Carsten Schneider bei der Bundespressekonferenz am 05.11.2025

Press International | 05.11.25

Germany at the 30th UN Climate Conference in Brazil

The World Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil, begins with a meeting of heads of state and government. Items on the agenda include the consistent implementation of the global energy transition and climate financing.

Blaue Fahnen mit gelben Sternen weht im Wind

Press Europe | 03.11.25

Environment Council meeting

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.

Luftaufnahme von Kapstadt

Press International | 16.10.25

Schneider attends G20 environment ministers' meeting in South Africa

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.

Press Climate | 30.09.25

Germany remains reliable partner in global climate policy

Germany has fulfilled its commitment to international cooperation on climate protection and climate adaptation in 2024, as shown by the latest figures reported to the European Commission today.

Central Park im Herbst in New York City

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.

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.

Viele Länderfahnen im Wind

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).

Friedenspalast in Den Haag. Das Gebäude ist Sitz des Internationalen Gerichtshofs.

Report Climate | 24.07.25

International Court of Justice: Mitigating climate change is an obligation

With regard to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider remarked that mitigating climate change is a universal obligation for all countries.

Press International | 22.07.25

High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York

Germany presented its third Voluntary National Review today at the United Nations in New York. Dr. Bärbel Kofler and Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter from the BMUKN jointly represented the German government in New York.

Betonwerk mit Baumaschinen im Vordergrund

Press Economy | 25.06.25

Climate Club strengthens cooperation for climate-neutral industry

The meeting will focus on the overall conditions for the global decarbonisation of the industrial sector as well as measures that can contribute to the development of strong lead markets for climate-friendly basic materials.

Press Marine Conservation | 13.06.25

International community sends signal for rules-based global marine action

With the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, the international community has committed to ambitious marine conservation and protection at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, which ends today.

UN DESA Global Workshop

Report Sustainability | 29.04.25

Strengthening multilateralism through implementation of the 2030 Agenda

The second ‘UNDESA Global Workshop for 2025 VNR Countries’ took place in Berlin from April 7 to 9, 2025. This served as preparation for the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July.

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