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Von der Leyen’s climate team: Green Deal and industrial policy become one

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

Hoekstra, Ribera and Jørgensen know each other well – they already worked side by side at COP28 in Dubai.
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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.

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