Press Statements / Speeches

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20.04.2012 New Secretariat of United Nations (IPBES) will be located in Bonn, Germany 
13.04.2012 German government applies for Bonn to accommodate the Green Climate Fund
Germany aims to strengthen the impact of international climate protection and guarantees an attractive package of services
 
03.04.2012 State Secretary Jürgen Becker: expansion of solar power in Greece holds opportunities for growth and innovation
Helios project the focus of energy conference in Athens
 
30.03.2012 OECD to support green growth in developed and emerging economies
Heinen-Esser: Removal of environmentally harmful subsidies
 
21.03.2012 Germany offers to host Green Climate Fund 
19.03.2012 Launching conference for German RETech Partnership in Berlin
Parliamentary State Secretaries Reiche and Kopp welcome the Partnership
 
08.03.2012 Future leaders in nature conservation from the countries of central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia in Germany
Parliamentary State Secretary Heinen-Esser welcomes participants from 15 countries in the Klaus Töpfer Fellowship Programme
 
14.02.2012 WHO European Centre for Environment and Health opened in Bonn
Number of WHO employees in Bonn triples
 
07.02.2012 Environment Minister Röttgen meets Chinese colleague Zhou Shengxian 
16.01.2012 UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All 
16.01.2012 Environment Minister Röttgen: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a great success 
20.12.2011 Export initiative for waste management technologies
German waste management sector set up the portal "German RETech Partnership"
 
15.12.2011 Germany supports Morocco's solar plan
Finance agreement for first large solar power station in Morocco signed
 
11.12.2011 Minister Röttgen: Major success for climate protection
Climate Change Conference in Durban adopts roadmap for a binding, global climate agreement
 
08.12.2011 Germany becomes a partner in the South African Renewables Initiative (SARI)
Röttgen: Impact will be also be felt beyond South Africa’s borders
 
06.12.2011 Mali and Grenada prepare for adaptation to the consequences of climate change
Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen commits funds totalling 15 million euros
 
05.12.2011 New insurance solutions to protect states particularly vulnerable to climate change 
05.12.2011 Dominican Republic assumes leading role in climate protection
German Environment Ministry supports climate-friendly development path
 
05.12.2011 Germany honoured for resolute expansion of renewable energies
Gigaton award ceremony hosted by the World Climate Summit in Durban
 
28.11.2011 Climate Change Conference opens in Durban
Röttgen: We need concrete steps and a roadmap for a comprehensive agreement
 
25.11.2011 Agreement on funding for the protection of the ozone layer
International conference on the protection of the ozone layer in Bali concluded
 
21.11.2011 Federal Environment Ministry boosts energy-related modernisation of buildings in Latvia with 1 million euros 
16.11.2011 Growing demand for water, energy and food demands resource-efficient economics
Nexus Conference opens in Bonn
 
16.11.2011 Röttgen: An Important Day for Nature Conservation in Germany
UNESCO World Heritage Certificate for "Ancient Beech Forests of Germany"
 
25.10.2011 Bangladesh and Germany jointly support efficient international climate protection
Meeting between German Federal Environment Minister and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed
 
07.10.2011 Röttgen inaugurates Innovation and Technology Centre for renewable energies in Bonn 
02.09.2011 Call to restore 150 million hectares of forest
International Conference "Bonn Challenge" met in Bonn
 
12.07.2011 Katherina Reiche: Strengthening Cooperation with the United States on Energy Policy and Climate Protection 
12.07.2011 Renewable energy experiencing double-digit growth worldwide
Germany again among top performers
 
25.06.2011 UNESCO: German beech forests are World Heritage
A big day for nature conservation in Germany
 
24.06.2011 Germany signs UN Protocol against Biopiracy 
31.05.2011 Using the opportunities of one of the largest growth markets for renewable energies
Katherina Reiche at the German-Indian intergovernmental consultations in New Delhi
 
12.05.2011 Parliamentary State Secretary Katherina Reiche advocates a stronger transatlantic cooperation in energy and climate issues 
05.05.2011 Katherina Reiche: Good opportunities for German Environmental Technology on the Chinese Market
IFAT Fair in China exhibits solutions for waste and wastewater management
 
26.04.2011 Federal Environment Minister Röttgen: Climate protection commitment to be strengthened
Group of largest greenhouse gas emitters discusses specific climate protection measures in Brussels
 
05.04.2011 IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi agrees on budget for 2011 at its inaugural session
Agreement on Innovation Centre in Bonn signed
 
10.03.2011 Katherina Reiche: Cooperation between Germany and Romania to be expanded
9th meeting of German-Romanian Environment Commission
 
08.03.2011 Ursula Heinen-Esser: A European strategy for the Alpine region 
25.02.2011 United Nations requires enhanced structures for international environmental policy
Environment Minister Röttgen: we need UN environmental reform
 
02.02.2011 Federal Environment Ministry supports wetland conservation
World Wetlands Day on 2 February
 
27.01.2011 Katherina Reiche: Good prospects for solar electricity from Morocco
Germany and Morocco deepen cooperation
 
18.01.2011 Katherina Reiche opens Sino-German conference on sustainable economic development 
11.12.2010 Environment Minister Röttgen: Success for climate protection and for the international community
Climate Change Conference in Cancún adopts comprehensive package of measures
 
10.12.2010 Federal Environment Ministry supports adaptation measures in Nepal, Uganda and Peru
Norbert Röttgen and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner launch new programme on ecosystem-based adaptation
 
10.12.2010 Denmark gets involved in the Global Climate Partnership Fund established by Germany
Initiative for mobilising private capital for climate protection in developing countries gains support
 
29.10.2010 Minister Röttgen: International community has launched long overdue trend reversal to conserve biological diversity 
25.10.2010 Röttgen takes part in biodiversity conference in Nagoya 
25.10.2010 Close cooperation on setting up IRENA agreed with United Arab Emirates
State Secretary Jürgen Becker stresses Germany's commitment to achieving the age of renewables
 
17.10.2010 Conference on biological diversity opens in Nagoya
Decisions on international biodiversity conservation for the time after 2011
 
22.09.2010 Environment Minister Röttgen calls for firm commitment to combat the worldwide loss of biodiversity
Address to the special session of the UN General Assembly on biodiversity
 
21.09.2010 Germany provides Climate Secretariat with new offices
Federal Environment Minister Röttgen: UN Campus Bonn will be strengthened
 
16.09.2010 Montreal Protocol: Ozone layer recovering
CFC bans make their impact felt
 
16.09.2010 Ursula Heinen-Esser pays tribute to winners of "Alternative Nobel Prize"
Finding appropriate answers and setting trends
 
07.09.2010 Germany and Japan – cooperation on electric mobility
3rd German-Japanese Environmental Dialogue Forum opened
 
03.09.2010 Call for trend reversal in international nature conservation
Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen at the international ministerial forum on biodiversity in Geneva
 
31.08.2010 Climate-friendly development is the future
German, French and UK environment and climate ministers hold talks in Berlin
 
31.08.2010 Independent review reaffirms the quality of IPCC’s work
Report also points to a need for optimisation
 
14.07.2010 Brüderle and Röttgen: CCS act an important step for a future technology 
30.06.2010 New ways of financing climate protection in developing and newly industrializing countries
Two-day conference in Berlin to discuss measures
 
24.06.2010 Energy from waste for the desalination of seawater
Katherina Reiche opens expert conference in Malta
 
24.06.2010 German experts selected for Fifth IPCC Assessment Report
36 top scientists from Germany represented in the international team of authors
 
20.05.2010 Heinen-Esser: Ensure further improvements in the protection of the Baltic Sea
Meeting of riparian states in Moscow
 
14.05.2010 Green Economy - an opportunity also for developing countries 
10.05.2010 UN Report: Worldwide decline in biological diversity
So far no real change detectable
 
04.05.2010 Minister Röttgen: New momentum for international climate negotiations
"Petersberg Climate Dialogue" is basis for further climate protection cooperation
 
02.05.2010 Röttgen: Petersberg Climate Dialogue will discuss steps towards an ambitious UN climate agreement
Informal international meeting of environment and climate ministers begins today
 
09.04.2010 China and Germany stress the importance of economic cooperation in the field of climate protection
Federal Environment Minister Röttgen ends his visit to China
 
31.03.2010 Cooperating for international climate protection
Federal Environment Ministry provides 2 million euros for innovative projects with private partners
 
29.03.2010 Reiche: Germany and the Czech Republic will intensify cooperation in environmental education and species conservation
 
17.03.2010 Rainforest pilot project is protecting climate and species 
09.03.2010 Germany and the Maldives intensify environmental cooperation 
26.02.2010 Norbert Röttgen: International environment policy must be organised more efficiently 
02.02.2010 Röttgen: Important step in international climate negotiations
Developed and developing countries submit their climate protection targets to the United Nations
 
01.02.2010 Germany met its climate protection commitments under the Kyoto Protocol in 2008 
01.02.2010 Ursula Heinen-Esser: We need a trend reversal in biodiversity conservation 
11.01.2010 Ceremony launches the International Year of Biodiversity 2010
Federal Environment Minister Röttgen: loss of habitats and species must be stopped
 
10.12.2009 Climate protection through conservation of mangroves in the South Pacific
The Federal Environment Ministry supports project with 2.3 million euros
 
03.12.2009 Germany and Brazil strengthen bilateral climate cooperation 
02.12.2009 Norbert Röttgen: Copenhagen will also be a test of strength for the United Nations 
23.11.2009 Federal Environment Minister Röttgen: A decision must be made in Copenhagen
EU will fulfil its pioneering role
 
17.11.2009 Breakthrough in the fight against biopiracy
International community wants fairer distribution of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources
 
17.11.2009 Minister Röttgen: Conference in Copenhagen cannot fail!
Pre-COP meeting showed that countries are determined to reach a comprehensive agreement
 


Number of all entries: 82