Brussels, Belgium, Sept 18, 2025 (AFP) - Wopke Hoekstra, driving EU climate policy as bloc hits brakes

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2025-09-18

In two years steering EU climate policy, Wopke Hoekstra has gone some way to winning over green advocates wary of his corporate background. His challenge now is pursuing the bloc's goals as the wind shifts against climate action. The 49-year-old commissioner for climate will speak for the 27-nation bloc at November's COP30 UN conference in Brazil. It is not yet clear what his message will be. The EU has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050 an......

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