Source: https://www.leopoldina.org/en/press-1/press-releases/press-release/press/3180/

Ahead of the G20 summit in Johannesburg/South Africa, on 22 and 23 November 2025, the science academies of the G20 countries, including the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, have issued science-based recommendations developed in the Science20 process. The joint statement “Climate Change and Well-Being”, recommends measures to address the consequences of climate change and to adapt in the areas of health, ecology and technology.

“The most important measure for combating climate change remains a consistent reduction in CO₂ emissions,” says Leopoldina President Professor Dr Bettina Rockenbach. “At the same time, it is crucial to consider the consequences of climate change worldwide and to mitigate them particularly in those areas where people are severely affected by increasing weather extremes, resource scarcity and threats to health and well-being.”