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European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

Member of the EU Commission

Field	Value
post	European Commissioner
for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth
image	Wopke Hoekstra op bezoek op het ROC Mondriaan 02 (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Wopke Hoekstra
incumbentsince	9 October 2023
member_of	European Commission
reports_to	President of the European Commission
termlength	5 years
precursor	European Commissioner for Climate Action
formation
first	Connie Hedegaard

for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

The European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth is a member in the European Commission. It was created in 2010, being split from the environmental portfolio to focus on fighting climate change.

The European Union has made a number of moves in regard to climate change. Most notably it signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998, set up its Emission Trading Scheme in 2005 and most recently agreed to unilaterally cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.

The current Commissioner for Climate Action is Wopke Hoekstra, who has succeeded the role after the resignation of Frans Timmermans. He also acts as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal, and Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight.

List of commissioners

Acting

References

Anonymous. (23 November 2016). "What we do – Climate Action – European Commission".
Anonymous. (23 November 2016). "Progress made in cutting emissions – Climate Action – European Commission".
Mathiesen, Karl. (22 August 2023). "Šefčovič replaces Timmermans as EU Green Deal chief".

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