Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

A legally binding UN agreement to halt the pollution of the environment and oceans with plastic waste is a top priority of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA).

Steffi Lemke met the Polish Minister of the Environment Anna Moskwa in Warsaw. On the agenda were topics of environmental protection and nature conservation.

Proposals from Europe can be submitted until 12 January 2022.

The Parties to the Paris Agreement have agreed on new market mechanisms for the transfer of greenhouse gas reductions from climate protection projects.

Statement by the Environment Ministers of Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Austria on nuclear energy and the EU taxonomy.

The German government supports the developing countries' request and is increasing its multilateral investment in adaptation finance by a further 150 million euros.