The Timmermans era is over, commented EPP leader Manfred Weber on Ursula von der Leyen’s personnel tableau after its presentation in Strasbourg. By this, he means that there is no longer an all-powerful Commission Vice-President who dominates EU climate policy. Although von der Leyen has distributed the climate and environment portfolio among many heads, the responsibilities are in fact so scattered that no one person can steer an entire policy area alone.