Speaker profile
Jochen Flasbarth
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)Jochen Flasbarth has been the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) since 2025. Prior to this, he served as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and had previously held the position of State Secretary at the BMUKN from 2013. From 2009 to 2013, he was the President of the German Environment Agency (UBA) and from 2022 to 2025, he chaired the Supervisory Board of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). At the 2015 climate negotiations in Paris, he was a key German negotiator alongside Minister Barbara Hendricks, playing a crucial role in reaching a significant climate agreement and in international negotiations on climate and species protection.
Appearances
Tue 11 Nov, 13:30
Baden-Württemberg and California - transatlantic partnership for climate action
Wed 12 Nov, 11:00
Where Do We Stand on Just Transition? Requirements and Insights from the JT Programme (ENG)
Thu 13 Nov, 11:30
Pathways towards convergence: Recommendations from the Brazilian-German T1.5Dialogue
Fri 14 Nov, 09:15
Press Conference on the mid-term assessment at the end of the first week of COP30
Fri 14 Nov, 11:00
Unlocking climate finance: Scaling green guarantees through multilateral action
Fri 14 Nov, 18:30
Uniting for Energy Efficiency - Networking Evening for Impact
Sat 15 Nov, 09:15
Press Conference on Current Developments in Emissions Trading
Sat 15 Nov, 13:30
Accelerating the Implementation of High-impact Grids and Storage Solutions
Mon 17 Nov, 11:30
Nature-Based Solutions and Beyond: Insights from the Sino-German Track-2-Dialogue
Mon 17 Nov, 14:30
From Talk to Action: Making COP30 a Turning Point for Synergistic Climate-Nature Action