G7 Environment Ministers Meetings

G7/8 Environment Ministers Meetings

April 28-30, 2024, Turin: G7 climate, energy and environment ministers
April 15-16, 2023: G7 ministers' meeting on climate, energy and environment, Sapporo, Japan; G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers' Communiqué, April 16, 2023; Background
May 25-27, 2022: G7 climate, energy and environment ministers, Berlin; Communiqué, May 27, 2022; Annex: Conclusions Regarding the Industrial Decarbonisation Agenda, May 27, 2022; G7 Ocean Deal, May 27, 2022; G7 Berlin Roadmap on Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy, May 27, 2022
June 8, 2021, United Kingdom: G7 Climate and Environment Ministers meeting: Presidency Statement on Guest Participation
May 20-21, 2021, United Kingdom: G7 climate and environment ministers, virtual; Communiqué, May 21, 2021; Chair's summary of the G7 Chief Veterinary Officers' meeting on May 4, 2021 (side event), May 21, 2021; Related documents released with the communiqué on May 21, 2021; • Climate and Energy Commitments to Action [PDF]; • G7 Ocean Decade Navigation Plan; • G7 Alliance for Resource Efficiency Best Practice [PDF]; • G7 Presidency Summary of the Alliance for Resource Efficiency Technical Working Group; • International Zoonoses Community of Experts (IZCE); • OECD Report: Biodiversity, Natural Capital and the Economy: A Policy Guide for Finance, Economic and Environment Ministers [PDF]; • OECD Report: Towards G7 Action to Combat Ghost Fishing Gear [PDF]; • Stern Report: G7 leadership for sustainable, resilient and inclusive economic recovery and growth [PDF], May 2021; • IEA Report: Net Zero by 2050 – A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector [PDF], May 2021
May 5-6, 2019, France: G7 environment ministers, Metz; Communiqué, May 6, 2019; Metz Charter on Biodiversity, May 6, 2019; International Leaders for Biodiversity Initiative, May 6, 2019; Declaration of Intention of Support for G.R.E.A.T., May 6, 2019; Declaration on Halting Deforestation Including through Sustainable Supply Chains for Agricultural Commodities, May 6, 2019; Concrete Initiatives — Outcome Document, May 6, 2019; Other documents: Metz G7 Environment Press Pack [pdf], May 4, 2019; G7 Workshop Tools Making Value Chains More Circular and Resource Efficient Voluntary Agreements, Standardisation and Non-financial Reporting: Key Messages [pdf], 20-21 March 2019
September 19-21, 2018, Canada: G7 environment, oceans and energy ministers, Halifax; Chair's Summary, September 19, 2018; Chairs' Summary: G7 Joint Ministerial Session on Healthy Oceans, Seas and Resilient Communities, September 20, 2018; G7 Innovation Challenge to Address Marine Plastic Litter, September 20, 2018; G7 Initiative on Earth Observation and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, September 20, 2018
June 11-12, 2017: G7 environment ministers, Bologna; Communiqué, June 12, 2017
May 15-16, 2016: G7 environment ministers, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture; Communiqué, May 16, 2016
April 22-24, 2009: G8 environment ministers, Siracusa
Chair's Summary, April 24, 2009 [PDF]
Siracusa Charter on Biodiversity, April 24, 2009 [PDF]
May 24-26, 2008: G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, Kobe [delegation]
Official website
Chair's Summary [HTML] [PDF]
Kobe 3R Action Plan [HTML] [PDF]
Kobe Call for Action for Biodiversity [HTML] [PDF]
Japan's New Action Plan towards a Global Zero Waste Society [HTML] [PDF]
Japan's Commitments for the implementation of the Kobe Call for Action for Biodiversity [PDF]
March 14-16, 2008: Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development, Chiba, Japan
Chairs' Conclusions [HTML] [PDF]
Delegation [HTML] [PDF]
March 15-17, 2007: G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, Potsdam
Press release from German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, March 17
Potsdam Initiative [HTML] [PDF]
Background paper on biodiversity [PDF]
Transcript of teleconference with John Baird, Minister, Environment Canada, March 17, 2007
October 3, 2006: Environment Ministers, Monterrey, Mexico
(during a two-day meeting of environment ministers to discuss the G8 Gleneagles Summit's climate action plan)
November 1, 2005: Energy and Environment Ministers plus ministers from 12 other countries, London
Chairman's Conclusions
Factsheet: New Developments in UK Activities in Support of Gleneagles Plan of Action
Prime Minister Blair Concludes Climate Change Conference
March 17-18, 2005: G8 Environment and Development Ministers Meeting, Derbyshire, UK
Agenda
Themes
Outreach
Carbon offsetting
Press release, March 18
March 15-16, 2005: International Energy and Environment Ministers Roundtable, London
Press release, March 15, 2005
Gordon Brown's keynote address, March 15, 2005
Summary of Proceedings, March 16, 2005
April 25-27, 2003: G8 Environment Ministers meeting, Paris
Press release, April 26 [PDF English] [HTML French]
Final Communiqué, April 27 [PDF English] [HTML English] [HTML French]
April 12-14, 2002: G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, Banff, Canada
Banff Ministerial Statement on the World Summit on Sustainable Development
March 2-4, 2001: G8 Environment Ministerial Meeting, Trieste, Italy
Communiqué
April 7-9, 2000: G8 Environment Ministers' Meeting, Otsu, Japan
Communiqué
March 26-28, 1999: G8 Environment Ministers' Meeting, Schwerin, Germany
Communiqué
April 3-5, 1998: G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, Leeds Castle, Kent, England
Communiqué
Press Release, April 5, 1998. United Kingdom. Department of the Environment, Transport, and the Regions
May 5-6, 1997: Environment Leaders' Summit of the Eight, Miami, Florida
1997 Declaration of the Environment Leaders of the Eight on Children's Environmental Health
Chair's Summary
May 9-10, 1996: Environment Ministers Meeting, Cabourg, France
Letter to President Chirac from the Chairman of the Meeting of the G7 Environment Ministers Held in Cabourg, France, May 9-10, 1996
Chairman's Summary
April 29 - May 1, 1995: Environment Ministers Meeting, Hamilton, Ontario; Chairperson's Highlights, May 1, 1995; Background materials:; Biological Diversity: Beyond Nassau [PDF]; Greening Government Policy [PDF]; Background Information — Greening Government Operations: An Agenda for Cooperation [PDF]; Background Information — Sustainable Development and the G7 [PDF]; List of attending ministers [PDF]
March 12-13, 1994: Informal Meeting of the G7 Environment Ministers, Florence, Italy
June 1992: Meeting of the G7 Environment Ministers, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(held during the Earth Summit)
Spring 1992: Meeting of the G7 Environment Ministers, Germany

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