Climate Protection
What Germany is doing to limit global warming.
„COP der Solidarität“
Staatsministerin Anna Lührmann spricht über Deutschlands Ziele für die Weltklimakonferenz und notwendige Solidarität bei der COP27.
Thema der Woche: Klima und Sicherheit
Das Herz des Klimaschutzes
Der Climate Tower, ein neues Hochhaus in Bonn, dient als Hauptsitz des UN-Klimasekretariats. Was ihn so besonders macht.
Topic of the week: Stars from Germany
“It’s our life insurance”
Committed to combating hunger: Stefan Schmitz runs the Crop Trust, which could supply the entire world with food if necessary.
Africa
New energy from Africa
How Germany and African countries are working together in energy partnerships to phase out fossil fuels.
Topic of the week: G7 presidency
“There has never been a better chance”
State Climate Secretary Jennifer Morgan: The G7 must be the driving force and a trailblazer in the fight against the climate crisis.
North America
Joining forces for the sake of the climate
Wind power, hydrogen and more: Germany and the US agree on climate and energy partnership.
Topic of the week: City twinning
Partners confronting climate crisis
C40 cities are supporting each other worldwide on the path to sustainability – Facts about Germany’s role in the global network.
Topic of the week: IPCC and Germany
“Ensure better protection”
Scientist Jörn Birkmann is investigating how Germany can improve its protection against torrential rain or heatwaves.
Topic of the week: IPCC and Germany
From torrential rain to heatwaves
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issues urgent warnings about the dramatic consequences of climate change. Germany is also feeling the effects.
Topic of the week: IPCC and Germany
A potential game changer
Solar tiles, green hydrogen, nuclear fusion: If you want to talk about the future, you need to know these technologies.
Europe
“Pooling strengths”
Matthias Bauer, a chemist, explains how German and French researchers hope to improve the production of green hydrogen.
Topic of the week: Municipal climate protection
Climate action role models
Climate-active municipalities are honoured every year in Germany. We present the 2021 winners.
Topic of the week: Municipal climate protection
ABC of climate protection
Learning the three Rs – and the fundamentals of climate protection. Children discover how to save energy in a playful way.
Topic of the week: Municipal climate protection
Learning from an international network
Exceeding EU climate goals: the Convenant of Mayors is advancing environmental policy worldwide at the municipal level.
Topic of the week: Municipal climate protection
Global and local climate action
The UN Climate Change Conference sets the policy framework, but action is taken in towns and cities. Five facts about municipal climate protection
Topic of the week: Municipal climate protection
Worldwide climate partners
Climate partnerships benefit municipalities not only in Germany, but also in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Two examples
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Green universities
German higher education institutions where studying and doing research are especially sustainable. Find out more about three universities that have set a good example.
Two ideas that will take us forward
Construction with fungal roots and storing electricity with wood waste are two innovations that we will (hopefully) hear much more about in the future.
Voting
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“I would like to be part of the solution”
Living as sustainably as possible: Tobias Pastoors from Cologne explains what sacrifices he makes and how he organises his everyday life in an eco-friendly way.
Increasing awareness
How important is sustainability to Germans? Here are some answers about consumption, making sacrifices and the greatest international challenge.
Sustainability strategy
German politics attaches particular importance to sustainable development, but remains open for critical opinions and international exchange.
“We need rapid climate tests ”
Are growth and sustainability compatible at times like these? Ottmar Edenhofer, climate economist, answers.
The Year of the Bioeconomy
The German government aspires to a sustainable market economy without the use of fossil fuels – and the Science Year 2020 aims to help achieve this goal.
“Leapfrogging” in Africa?
Can Africa develop on the basis of renewable energies? The German-African Energy Forum has taken up this question. Peggy Schulz of the Africa Association knows more about the matter.
Less greenhouse gases in 2019
It's good news these days. Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have fallen significantly.
Water for the crane
Paintings, photographs and films: art against climate change? These Hamburg-based art projects raise awareness about water as a resource.
The ocean, a place of longing
The oceans are essential for our survival, but are also under increasing danger from climate change. Four researchers report on problems and solutions.
The human right to water
Climate change is also endangering drinking water. UN expert Léo Heller explains why clean water is a human right.
Eight facts about – plus one challenge for – climate protection
Germany can and wants to achieve the climate targets but is facing one major challenge.
The carbon controversy
The Fridays for Future movement is calling for a radical carbon tax, yet a prominent scientist does not believe this is the way forward. Who is right?
Environmental organizations in Germany
A list of the most influential organizations for nature conservation and environmental protection in Germany
Asia
Stop the smog!
Especially in winter, India suffers from smog. Germany is cooperating in providing low-emission mobility solutions.
Africa
Know-how against climate change
Germany supports the training of climate experts with two unique research centres in Western and Southern Africa.
Europe
Climate protection in European
Smart ideas and startling reports: how young Europeans are engaged in protecting the climate.
Forest summit: up to 800 million euros for the German forest
In the run-up to the forest summit, #Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner announced how much should be invested in the domestic #forest. The money will primarily be used to protect and reforest the forest.
#Q&A: Sustainable forest management in #Germany
Our expert and #forester Jürgen Michalczyk explains why the future of our woodlands depends on sustainable forest management.
Studying for a better world
If you want to halt climate change, you need to behave appropriately. If you want to understand it, you can study climatology.
Together against climate change
Germany supports regions around the world in addressing the challenges of climate change. Three examples
“Climate change can intensify conflicts”
Climate and security is a subject that Germany is prioritising in the UN Security Council. For good reason. An expert explains how they are connected.
Advancing the cause of climate protection
The consequences of climate change mean there is no time to lose – that is why representatives of 35 countries are meeting for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. This is what they want to achieve.
Will Fridays for Future change the world?
Svenja (16) and Linus (15) explain what motivates young climate activists in Germany and how successful they have been.
Who is behind Fridays for Future?
Who are the young people that are taking to Germany’s streets in support of climate protection? A study offers several insights.
Cities are pioneers of climate protection
How Germany is helping cities around the world deal with the effects of climate change.
Earth can only be saved as a team
Learning to act like a climate hero and using data streams for heating: innovative concepts for climate protection.
Fuel out of air
A good idea from Germany: a young company in Karlsruhe converts CO2 into clean fuel. Here is how this technology of the future works.
Ambitious targets
Germany wants to reduce its CO2 emissions by more than half by the year 2030 – a major challenge.
Environmental institutions in Germany
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