Published: September 18th, 2024,
Last updated: September 25th, 2024

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put together a promising team of Commissioners to continue the climate policy agenda over the next five years. Spain’s Teresa Ribera will be the new Commissioner for Competition. What does not initially sound like a climate portfolio actually involves the task of aligning the European Union’s state aid law with the EU’s climate targets – specifically, the expansion of renewables and industrial decarbonization.