Jochen Flasbarth: ‘Yes, the situat • Table.Briefings

Jochen Flasbarth, German State Secretary for Development: „There is an absolute will to achieve the goal of climate neutrality.“

He was present at the climate negotiations in Paris and is now working at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to implement the climate goals worldwide: State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth speaks about the continued rise in temperatures, Germany’s contribution to international climate financing and why African partner countries accuse the Germans of duplicity.

In year eight after the Paris Climate Agreement, which you helped negotiate, temperatures continue to rise, we have floods and forest fires around the world like never before. Where do we stand, really?

Jochen Flasbarth: ‘Yes, the situation is bad – but we have set the course’

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