The Ministry of Ecological Transition (French: Ministère de la Transition écologique),[1] commonly just referred to as Ministry of Ecology, is a department of the Government of France.

It is responsible for preparing and implementing the government's policy in the fields of sustainable development, climate, energy transition and biodiversity.

[2] On 8 January 1971, under President Georges Pompidou, the Ministry of the Environment (Ministère de l'Environnement) was created as a ministry subordinate to the Prime Minister of France.

The cabinet of the minister is within the Hôtel de Roquelaure, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris.

The ministry is responsible for the country's environmental policy (preservation of biodiversity, Climate Kyoto Protocol application, environmental control of industries), transportation (air, road, railway and sea regulation departments), national parks and housing policy.