Pavilion · Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)

When (Antalya time)

Wed 11 Nov 2026 · 12:00–13:30

Where

German Climate Pavilion

Pavilion

German Climate Pavilion — all sessions

Language

English

Themes

Mitigation, Technology & Innovation

We are currently living through a triple planetary crisis. Although climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution each manifest differently, they all stem from a common underlying cause. The OECD’s Environmental Outlook on the Triple Planetary Crisis explicitly highlights this link: the linear economic model that proceeds from resource extraction through production to disposal. It extracts too much, uses the obtained resources far too briefly, and then discards them in disproportionately large quantities. According to the International Resource Panel’s Global Resources Outlook, the extraction and processing of materials alone accounts for more than 55 % of global greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, focusing solely on the energy transition will not be sufficient to close this gap. What is required instead is a radical paradigm shift in the way we design, deploy and reintegrate materials, aiming to keep them within the economic system for as long as possible while extracting their highest possible value. This notion of circularity does not merely refer to waste management; it entails a deep, systemic redesign of our material based economy.

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