Downloads
We have selected a number of publications on German Environmental and Climate Policy for you that are available for download free of charge. Brouse through our list or visit the website of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety for even more publications.
Brochure: Transatlantic Climate Bridge
This brochure lays out the Transatlantic Climate Bridge in detail. "Together, we can create a more sustainable, secure, and competitive energy and climate policy. And that’s where the Transatlantic Climate Bridge comes into play."
Deutschland Magazine Special
Deutschland Magazine, Germany's most international periodical, dedicated an entire issue to the Transatlantic Climate Bridge in January 2009. Read about examplary climate change projects from Germany, transatlantic cooperation in the field of renewable energies, North American companies that have discovered Eastern Germany as an attractive business location, solar success stories, and much more.
Energy Policy Road Map 2020
Germany needs state-of-the-art, integrated energy policies. This will require ambitious action in every field of relevance to energy and climate protection. The Energy Policy Road Map "New Thinking – New Energy", published in January 2009 by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, charts the route towards that goal. It illustrates what a sustainable energy supply in 2020 could look like and which measures are needed to achieve it.
The German Adaptation Strategy
The climate is changing worldwide - and so are our living conditions. If we do not succeed in slowing the pace of global climate change, experts expect far-reaching consequences for the environment, society and the economy. To minimise the adverse effects, we need to step up climate protection and take precautions in the form of adaptation. A structured process of this kind is what the Federal Government is seeking to promote in the German Adaptation Strategy (DAS).
International Climate Initiative of Germany
The International Climate Initiative supports partner countries in line with their specific needs relating toall aspects of climate protection - notably efforts to reduce emissions, improve capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change, and conserve climate-relevant biodiversity. This brochure presents examples of projects ranging from the optimisation of energy consumption in water pumping stations in Jordan and the conservation of forest ecosystems in Peru’s Amazon region to the provision of support to Micronesia to tackle the challenges presented by climate change.
Blueprint for a Transatlantic Climate Partnership
The United States and Europe are finally finding common ground on climate change. In sharp contrast to years past, the transatlantic partners now agree - including at this year's Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Italy on July 8 - on the severity of the climate threat, the urgency of solutions, the necessity of action by all major emitters, the responsibility of developed nations to take the lead, the responsibility developed nations have to assist developing nations, and the importance of negotiating new global climate agreements. Yet, there is also reason for concern. With only months remaining before the international community hopes to outline the successor to the Kyoto Protocol(expires in 2012), many key nations are only just starting to define their climate change negotiating positions, or signal where they would be willing to make compromises.
By Nigel Purvis, a Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Washington D.C.
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