Andreas Wolter

Mayor of the City of Cologne, Germany | President of Climate Alliance
Since 2004 he is an elected member of the city Council of Cologne; since 2014 he has served as a voluntary and vice-mayor of Cologne.
He is particularly active in tackling climate change via solutions in the areas of energy production, agriculture and transport. As a member of the Supervisory Board of the local transport company (KVB), he is committed to climate protection and a transport transition towards more rail, bus, bicycle and foot traffic.
He is also strongly committed to climate justice: to protect the Amazon rainforests and indigenous lands, he has called for a reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels and a change in our mobility behaviour. His various visits of the Amazon region resulted in an official climate partnership between the city of Cologne and the Peruvian community of Yarinacocha. This partnership includes Indigenous Peoples and the LGBTQ+ community in the region.