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Germany and Japan - cooperation on electric mobility

Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, opened the 3rd German-Japanese Environmental Dialogue Forum in Berlin on September 7. The focus of the meeting is on electric mobility. [ more]



Biodiversity / International

Call for trend reversal in international nature conservation

On September 3 Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen participated in an international meeting on biodiversity in Geneva (Switzerland). [ more]



International / Climate

Climate-friendly development is the future

On August 31, Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen held talks in Berlin with his colleagues Jean-Luis Borloo, the French Ecology and Energy Minister, and Chris Huhne, the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to discuss international climate policy for the coming months. [ more]



Energy Scenarios

Scenarios provide decision-making basis for energy concept

Federal Government commissioned a study to model nine scenarios that would outline the ways forward for the energy sector of the future. The study provides a basis for Germany’s energy concept which is to be adopted by the cabinet on 28 September 2010. [ more]



Gorleben / Research

GRS to conduct preliminary safety analysis for Gorleben

The Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) has commissioned the Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (Association for Plant and Reactor Safety, GRS) to carry out a preliminary safety analysis for Gorleben and summarise all available information on the salt dome and the results of exploration activities to date. [ more]




Petersberg Climate Dialogue

2 to 4 May 2010,
Königswinter

International Year of Biodiversity

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