G7 Environment Ministers Meetings

G7/8 Environment Ministers Meetings

April 28-30, 2024: G7 climate, energy and environment ministers meet in Turin; Communiqué with two annexes (G7 Declaration on the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and G7 Water Coaltion), April 30, 2024
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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