Climate Protection

Municipalities play a key role in protecting the climate Find out what communities are doing and how they are working with partners around the world.

The association “Klimaschutz-Unternehmen” (climate protection companies) wants to play a pioneering role in the transformation of the economy. CEO Philipp Andree explains what this means.

Recycling, decarbonising, absorbing carbon: protecting the environment demands innovative approaches. A look at three startups from Germany.

The German government has entered into a new Climate and Development Partnership with this West African country. Among other things, it will focus on forest protection and solar power.

Many developing countries are battling particularly hard with the impacts of climate change. Germany is supporting them.

The UN climate secretariat is based in Bonn in Germany and helps countries fight climate change, while also setting priorities.

Minister of State Anna Lührmann talks about Germany’s objectives for the international climate change conference and for the need for solidarity at COP27.

Climate Tower, a new high-rise building in Bonn, is the headquarters of the UN Climate Secretariat. We explain what makes it so special.

State Climate Secretary Jennifer Morgan: The G7 must be the driving force and a trailblazer in the fight against the climate crisis.

Wind power, hydrogen and more: Germany and the US agree on climate and energy partnership.

C40 cities are supporting each other worldwide on the path to sustainability – Facts about Germany’s role in the global network.

Scientist Jörn Birkmann is investigating how Germany can improve its protection against torrential rain or heatwaves.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issues urgent warnings about the dramatic consequences of climate change. Germany is also feeling the effects.

Solar tiles, green hydrogen, nuclear fusion: If you want to talk about the future, you need to know these technologies.

Matthias Bauer, a chemist, explains how German and French researchers hope to improve the production of green hydrogen.

Climate-active municipalities are honoured every year in Germany. We present the 2021 winners.

Learning the three Rs – and the fundamentals of climate protection. Children discover how to save energy in a playful way.

Exceeding EU climate goals: the Convenant of Mayors is advancing environmental policy worldwide at the municipal level.

The UN Climate Change Conference sets the policy framework, but action is taken in towns and cities. Five facts about municipal climate protection

Climate partnerships benefit municipalities not only in Germany, but also in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Two examples

German higher education institutions where studying and doing research are especially sustainable. Find out more about three universities that have set a good example.

Construction with fungal roots and storing electricity with wood waste are two innovations that we will (hopefully) hear much more about in the future.

How important is sustainability to Germans? Here are some answers about consumption, making sacrifices and the greatest international challenge.

German politics attaches particular importance to sustainable development, but remains open for critical opinions and international exchange.

Are growth and sustainability compatible at times like these? Ottmar Edenhofer, climate economist, answers.

Does sustainability harm economic development? We introduce a European initiative that says the opposite is the case.

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.

Paintings, photographs and films: art against climate change? These Hamburg-based art projects raise awareness about water as a resource.

The oceans are essential for our survival, but are also under increasing danger from climate change. Four researchers report on problems and solutions.

Climate change is also endangering drinking water. UN expert Léo Heller explains why clean water is a human right.

Germany is determined and able to achieve the climate targets but faces a considerable challenge.

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?

A list of the most influential organizations for nature conservation and environmental protection in Germany

Especially in winter, India suffers from smog. Germany is cooperating in providing low-emission mobility solutions.

Germany supports the training of climate experts with two unique research centres in Western and Southern Africa.

Smart ideas and startling reports: how young Europeans are engaged in protecting the climate.

Our expert and #forester Jürgen Michalczyk explains why the future of our woodlands depends on sustainable forest management.

If you want to halt climate change, you need to behave appropriately. If you want to understand it, you can study climatology.

Germany supports regions around the world in addressing the challenges of climate change. Three examples

How Germany is helping cities around the world deal with the effects of climate change.

How blockchain technology works and how it could change the energy industry.

Learning to act like a climate hero and using data streams for heating: innovative concepts for climate protection.

A good idea from Germany: a young company in Karlsruhe converts CO2 into clean fuel. Here is how this technology of the future works.

Germany wants to reduce its CO2 emissions by more than half by the year 2030 – a major challenge.

Go from here to find ministries, government offices, research institutes and official boards and committees charged with the task of protecting our valuable natural world.

Internationally, more and more emphasis is being placed on #forests as a #CO2 storage pool. But the #forest is way more than that: it's an important habitat for species of all kinds, a #landscape of the soul and supplier of raw materials. Find out more about the forest in #Germany: