Protecting the environment
Climate policy, energy transition and environmental research: energy efficiency and environmental protection have a high standing in Germany.
Energy transition: For more renewable energy
With its energy transition, germany will exit from nuclear energy by the year 2022. The plan is to steadily increase renewable energy sources. Efficiency and environmental protection are being prioritized. Today, 31 percent of germany’s electricity requirement is already being covered by renewable energy sources.
Climate change: Actively protecting the climate
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems of our times. Blazing the trail in the battle against global warming, germany is actively committed to implementing the resolutions set out by united nations framework convention on climate change.
Bonn, home to UN agencies, as a global hub
The international cooperation in the battle against climate change is being coordinated by the UNFCCC which, like many other UN institutions, is located in Bonn. The UNFCCC secretariat is headed by Christiana Figueres from Costa Rica.
Christiana Figueres © dpa/Oliver Berg
Environmental research: To protect marine resources
Research into the oceans and protection of our marine resources are becoming ever more important. German oceanographic and polar research and German environmental and foreign policy make important contributions to it.
Biodiversity: To preserve diversity
There can be no functioning eco-systems without biodiversity. The importance of natural diversity has long since been recognized, but species are continuing to die out – it is high time we took action.
“Thousands of species are close to the point of becoming extinct. But whether that point is reached or not depends greatly on whether we act today.” Achim steiner, executive director of the un environmental programme unep (until june 2016)
Achim Steiner © dpa/Michael Kappeler
Climate policy: For an energy reform worldwide
The following internet portals provide useful additional information on the topic:
Specifically on the topic of energy reform we recommend the following Websites:
