UN General Assembly
2010

come from renewable sources. Germany has also pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per cent by the year 2020, compared to the 1990 baseline. Even now, we have reduced our carbon dioxide emissions by almost 30 per cent. We are pioneers in the field of climate protection. We are helping those who are now most adversely affected by climate change. We are particularly concerned about the fate of small island States. Anyone who is serious about combating climate change has to build on innovation, new technologies and exchange. Developed and developing nations alike can profit from cooperation on future energies. Germany will contribute its technological expertise, for example, in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency. In this way, we are turning the challenge of climate change into an opportunity for fair development and enhanced cooperation. Climate policy is a cornerstone of any sustainable development policy. The recent summit on the Millennium Development Goals laid down the next steps forward in our global partnership for development. Education is the key to development. Development needs education. Education protects