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COP29 – the UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku

Anders Levermann: „Stopp des Abbaus fossiler Ressourcen“ UN Climate Change Conference COP 29 Changes in the economy “We need to find new growth trajectories”
Vida-Gründer (v. l.): Philippe Raisin, Nabin Gaihre, Tobias Engelmeier UN Climate Change Conference COP 29 New ideas Start-ups with energy for change
Windkraft: Die Energiewende hat in Deutschland hohe Priorität. UN Climate Change Conference COP 29
Facts and figures
Germany’s contribution to climate action
The Federal Government is driving forward the energy transition by setting ambitious climate targets: current facts and figures.
Umweltbewusste Stadt mit über 300.000 Einwohnern: Augsburg UN Climate Change Conference COP 29
Community commitment
A city committed to climate action
Climate action is a job for everyone: the city of Augsburg is a good example of what can be achieved if everyone pulls together.
Solaranlage im Norden Australiens UN Climate Change Conference COP 29
Energy partnerships
Coalitions to combat the climate crisis
Global energy partnerships with Germany are to help secure our future energy supply.
Pakistan leidet wie viele Ländern unter dem Klimawandel. COP28
Climate funding
On the path to climate justice
Many developing countries are battling particularly hard with the impacts of climate change. Germany is supporting them.
cylib-Gründer: Paul Sabarny, Lilian Schwich und Gideon Schwich COP28
Startups
Smart people taking climate action
Recycling, decarbonising, absorbing carbon: protecting the environment demands innovative approaches. A look at three startups from Germany.
Frauen schützen das Klima – auch in der Landwirtschaft. COP28
Gender equality
Equality in climate protection
How Germany’s international climate protection initiative is boosting gender justice around the world.

Quick facts

100% Germany’s target for renewable energy generation by 2035.
In 2045 Germany plans to be climate neutral.
Over €6 billion was the target agreed for 2025, but Germany has already been paying this amount to developing countries to help with climate protection and adaptation since 2022.
Germany is involved in bilateral partnerships with over 38 countries on climate, energy, hydrogen and energy dialogues.
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Germany’s commitment to the UN’s climate targets

Reduction of carbon emissions

At COP28, Germany will call for decisions to be taken that will help halve global emissions by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Germany is committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions and wants to become climate-neutral by 2045.
  • 100 % :  2045
  • 88 % :  2040
  • 65 % :  2030
  • 40.4 % :  2023
Schmelzender Gletscher Eight facts plus one challenge related to climate action
Wiederaufforstung mit wärmeverträglichen Bäumen Adapting to climate change

Climate change and humanitarian crises

Florian Titze, Experte für internationale Biodiversitätspolitik The link between nature and conflicts
Johan Rockström, Klimafolgenforscher aus Schweden. If ecosystems collapse
Lebensmittellieferung nach Dakar im Senegal
Code red for humanity
The world is facing a food crisis – UN Under-Secretary-General Achim Steiner warns of the consequences for poor countries of the war against Ukraine
Durch den Klimawandel nehmen humanitäre Krisen weltweit zu.
Containing humanitarian crises worldwide
Climate change is intensifying humanitarian crises. Hinrich Thölken explains how Germany is helping to contain disasters.

The UN climate secretariat in Bonn, the UN city

Der Climate Tower in Bonn
The beating heart of climate action
Climate Tower, a new high-rise building in Bonn, is the headquarters of the UN Climate Secretariat. We explain what makes it so special.
UN Campus Bonn
UN City Bonn: centre of sustainability
The city on the Rhine has developed a profile as a centre of global dialogue. Twenty UN institutions are based here.
Haus Carstanjen, der erste UN-Standort in Bonn
Facts about the UN city of Bonn
Bonn is the seat of many UN organizations. Find out here answers to all the important questions about these UN institutions.

Civil society and climate protection

Viviane Raddatz ist Klimachefin beim WWF. Earth Hour
Interview with the WWF
An hour for the climate
On 25 March, Earth Hour will see people around the world demonstrate for climate action. Viviane Raddatz from the WWF explains what else we can do.
Annika Rittmann, Sprecherin Fridays for Future What makes us tick
“Activism can actually be liberating”
Taking a stand against fear: Annika Rittmann is 20 and is part of the Fridays for Future movement fighting climate change.
Friederike Otto – Klimaforscherin in London.
The weather detective
Understanding climate change and reducing inequality – Friederike Otto explains to the world how extreme weather events come about.