Wopke Hoekstra
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European Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth 🇪🇺🇳🇱 |
@ec.europa.eu
Today, we’re strengthening CBAM for competitiveness, climate, independence. These measures protect Europe’s industries, safeguard climate investments, and ensure fair competition while cutting emissions. Building on lessons from the transitional period, we are closing loopholes.
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The Automotive Package addresses industry concerns, while maintaining investment predictability & our climate neutrality goal. Press release:
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7 days ago
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Always a pleasure to meet Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the
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We had a great discussion on the state of climate action in the EU, the outcomes of COP30 and the future of the COP process, as well as cooperation with third countries.
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The Commission supports the OECD agreement on the Side-by-Side package tabled early this week on Pillar 2. We are actively coordinating with Member States. It is essential to ensure both the international dimension and uphold the competitiveness of our companies.
11 days ago
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Good to meet with 🇩🇪 Minister
@larsklingbeil.bsky.social
We had a constructive and productive discussion on taxation-related topics.
12 days ago
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We have a final deal on our 2040 climate target ✅ We now have a legally binding 90% GHG reduction target: 85% domestic cuts + up to 5% international credits. This is an ambitious and pragmatic agreement that brings predictability and flexibility for everyone.
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Grand Hotel Europa is a thought-provoking novel that imagines a future where Europe becomes one big museum. This idea stuck with me, and I spoke about it in a speech to the Royal 🇳🇱 Association of Economists warning against such a fate for our Union. ➡️
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EU Environment and Climate
19 days ago
The 2025
#InnovationFund
calls for proposals are now open! 🔔 ⚡€2.9 billion for the Net-Zero Technologies Call
#IF25NZT
💧 €1.3 billion for the Hydrogen Auction
#IF25Hydrogen
🔥€1 billion for the Industrial Heat Decarbonisation Auction
#IF25Heat
🔗
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Good to meet with Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus. We discussed the company’s progress on decarbonisation, sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen-powered aircraft, and the need for a level playing field.
21 days ago
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Met with the Reflection Group on Climate Resilience Financing as they presented their final recommendations. Their message is clear: building a climate-resilient Europe requires action from all of us — governments, businesses and investors. Thanks for your work!
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POLITICO Europe
21 days ago
🚀 Annnd, we're off! It's Day 1 of our #POLITICOSustainableSummit, where we'll be digging into the EU's 2040 climate emissions target, disagreement on climate policy, what really went down at COP30 + more! Watch live, with commentary from our reporters:
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POLITICO’s Sustainable Future Summit — live updates
It’s been one year since Ursula von der Leyen began her second term as European Commission president, and Europe’s sustainability agenda has been turned on its head. A backlash against environmenta…
https://www.politico.eu/article/sustainable-future-summit-live-updates/
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Today, I was at the European Parliament to discuss
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
with MEPs. Huge thanks to the delegation in Belém for their time investment, effort and success. Important steps forward, but more would have been better. 👉🏻
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26 days ago
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We’re delivering. These measures further strengthen stability and affordability within ETS2 and set us on a more predictable path toward a low-carbon future. We’re setting the right conditions to keep prices in check and intervene swiftly if they go too high.
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26 days ago
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We reached an agreement at
@cop30nobrasil.bsky.social
It is not perfect, but it is a huge step in the right direction. The EU stood united, fighting for ambition on climate action. ➡️
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about 1 month ago
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Under no circumstances are we going to accept this text. Nothing that is remotely close to what is now on the table. Yes, we do have a few more hours left. You can count on us to do our absolute utmost to deliver
#COP30
See my remarks this morning 👉🏻
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about 1 month ago
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Had a very productive meeting with 🇯🇵 Japanese Climate Minister Hirotaka Ishihara at
@cop30nobrasil.bsky.social
We held constructive discussions on our goals for this COP and are fully aligned on raising ambition as high as possible.
about 1 month ago
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We’re strongly supporting the roadmap on energy transition, including a clear pathway for transitioning away from fossil fuels. And we insist that this is integral part of the COP process.
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about 1 month ago
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Important to meet with representatives of the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change together with
@larsaagaard.bsky.social
. Indigenous peoples are among the most affected by climate change. We discussed the texts on the table and agreed to keep the dialogue moving forward.
about 1 month ago
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Very good meeting with 🇮🇳India’s climate minister Bhupender Yadav— a key interlocutor in the negotiations on climate action. We compared positions and touched base on all major topics.
about 1 month ago
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One thing is crystal clear for the European Union: success here is about ambition and in particular about addressing the implementation and the ambition gap. Read my remarks at today’s press conference for more info 👉🏻
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about 1 month ago
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Always extremely thankful for United Nations 🇺🇳 Secretary-General António Guterres commitment to ambitious and concrete climate action. We’ve exchanged extensively here at
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
. Thank you for your leadership and support!
about 1 month ago
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Like the 🇪🇺, South Korea is at
@cop30nobrasil.bsky.social
to negotiate an ambitious outcome with a firm commitment to take the clean transition forward. I commend 🇰🇷 Minister Sung-hwan for joining the
@pastcoal.bsky.social
to phase out coal and invest in renewables and low-carbon technologies.
about 1 month ago
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It was a pleasure to meet Minister Steven Victor and the representatives of AOSIS. We have met frequently over the past months, and we are acutely aware of what climate change means for their nations.
about 1 month ago
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Very good meeting with progressive countries here at
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
, the Umbrella Group and the Environmental Integrity Group. We are aligned on our vision of what success at COP30 looks like.
about 1 month ago
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Good meeting with 🇨🇳 Vice-Minister Li Gao and Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin at
#COP30
. We agreed that the COP should be a success. We had a constructive discussion and will continue to engage intensely in the days to come.
about 1 month ago
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Very good to use the opportunity of COP30 to meet with 🇮🇸 Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson. We discussed our cooperation on climate action and Iceland's active participation in EU climate policy.
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Very good to meet with 🇨🇴 Minister Irene Vélez Torres at COP30, together with
@larsaagaard.bsky.social
. It’s great to see such ambition. We discussed our response plan to the Nationally Determined Contributions and the initiative to phase out fossil fuels.
about 1 month ago
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‘We are here for results. We acknowledge it is difficult. We are doing our utmost to make sure we will deliver.’ At the press conference this morning, I outlined what I think a successful @Cop30noBrasil should be. Read more ➡️
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about 1 month ago
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At @Cop30noBrasil, we need a collective response plan that helps us to close the gaps between where we are today and where we need to be. We are going in the right direction, but we need to go there faster, and we need to go there together. For more 👉🏻
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about 1 month ago
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Just arrived in Belém 🇧🇷 with my team for the biggest climate conference of the year — COP30 I’ll represent the EU, together with
@larsaagaard.bsky.social
, Ministers, and Members of the European Parliament. It’s going to be an intense week of negotiations.
#StayTuned
#COP30
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about 1 month ago
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At yesterday's
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
ministerial, which my colleague Dan Jørgensen addressed, work got underway to start shaping the Coalition's work. It will support more countries in building effective, compliant carbon markets, which are among the most powerful mechanisms to cut emissions.
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about 1 month ago
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Excellente rencontre ce matin avec
@rolandlescure.bsky.social
, 🇫🇷 Ministre de l’Économie. Nous avons eu un échange très fructueux sur la fiscalité de l’énergie, sur le Mécanisme d’Ajustement Carbone aux Frontières et sur le Pilier 2.
about 1 month ago
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Good to meet again with
@caneurope.org
in the run up to COP30. It's important that we continue to coordinate closely with civil society. We discussed the climate target, climate finance and the agenda in Belém.
about 1 month ago
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Today’s report confirms once again that we are on track to meet our 2030 climate target. Yesterday, Member States agreed on a direction of travel for 2040. The 🇪🇺is proving that we can pursue ambitious climate action while strengthening our competitiveness and our independence.
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about 2 months ago
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Today, we are discussing with Member States our 2040 climate target and our contribution to
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
. See my doorsteps at the
#ENVI
@consilium.europa.eu
➡️
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about 2 months ago
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Inventing, building en deploying these technologies at scale is crucial to the 🇪🇺’s future success. The projects span 19 industrial sectors in 18 countries! Big congrats to all 🥳
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about 2 months ago
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Important to have another catch up with AOSIS Chair and 🇵🇼 Minister Steven Victor in the run up to
#COP30
. We stand by our friends and partners in the small islands states. We discussed climate finance, NDCs and their implementation.
about 2 months ago
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Merci beaucoup
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social
pour l’accueil. You’re showing strong leadership on climate. We had an excellent discussion on carbon pricing and COP30. We also agreed on climate and competitiveness going hand in hand, domestically and internationally.
about 2 months ago
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The 🇪🇺 will continue to do its utmost in Belém to uphold its commitment to multilateralism and to the Paris Agreement, which continues to be the absolute cornerstone of our actions. The message is clear: we must do more, and we must do it together. 👉🏻
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about 2 months ago
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Good meeting with 🇪🇬Minister Manal Awad this morning in 🇨🇦. We exchanged on COP30, NDCs, carbon markets and Egypt’s vast potential for renewable energy. The 🇪🇺 and 🇪🇬 have a good collaboration on many topics, and look forward to going further on climate and energy transition.
about 2 months ago
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On the margins of the Ministerial on Climate Action in Toronto, I had another touch base with
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
President André Do Lago.
about 2 months ago
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This weekend, it’s the Ministerial on Climate Action, an important meeting co-convened by the 🇪🇺, 🇨🇦 and 🇨🇳. This year, the meeting is organised by Canada. We’re doing our utmost towards COP30. It’s also a very good occasion to continue our talks with partners around the globe.
about 2 months ago
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Important discussion on climate action with Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka 🇺🇦 this morning. I commend all the work done by Ukraine in these difficult times.
about 2 months ago
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Eveneens mijn hartelijke felicitaties aan
@robjetten.bsky.social
, Geert Wilders, Dilan Yeşilgöz and Joost Eerdmans met hun ontzettend knappe campagnes en uitslag.
about 2 months ago
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Van harte gefeliciteerd
@henri.cda.nl
met het fantastische resultaat!
about 2 months ago
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Today, we also had an important exchange with representatives of the industry on CBAM and on what we intend to do before the end of the year on export, downstream and anti-circumvention. An important discussion to get feedback on our direction of travel.
about 2 months ago
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Had a very productive discussion with Business Europe and representatives of the industry. We did a tour de table on various topics of interest to business, from the grid network to the emission trading system and the energy mix.
about 2 months ago
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Today was an important day of exchanges with business on various topics. I started the day with the VAT in the digital age and how we can modernise systems in place. It’s good to hear first hand from the industry how it goes in practice.
about 2 months ago
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Good conversation with
@hodgson.bsky.social
at
@euractiv.com
this morning. We touched upon many climate topics, from COP30 to 2040. I reiterated the difficult geopolitical times we are living in and that, more than ever, we need climate action, competitiveness and independence.
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about 2 months ago
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We consistently stress that Europe is doing more than its fair share in international climate finance. We also always make the point that, no matter the amount of public finance, we need more private money. Yesterday’s publication underlines both points.
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