European Commissioner for Climate Action

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European Commissioner
for Climate Action
Wopke Hoekstra op bezoek op het ROC Mondriaan 02 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Wopke Hoekstra
since 9 October 2023
Member of European Commission
Reports to President of the European Commission
Term length 5 years
Formation9 February 2010;15 years ago (2010-02-09)
First holder Connie Hedegaard

The Commissioner for Climate Action is a post in the European Commission. It was created in 2010, [1] being split from the environmental portfolio to focus on fighting climate change. [1]

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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. [2]

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

No.PictureCommissioner for Climate ActionTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyCountryCommission
1
Connie Hedegaard, Danmarks miljominister och nordisk samarbetsminister.jpg
Hedegaard, Connie Connie Hedegaard
(born 1960)		9 February 201031 October 20144 years, 264 days Conservatives DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Barroso II
2
Informal meeting of environment ministers. Handshake Siim Kiisler and Miguel Arias Canete (35781644631) (cropped).jpg
Cañete, Miguel Miguel Arias Cañete
(born 1950)		1 November 201430 November 20195 years, 30 days PP SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Juncker
3
2018-12-09 SPD Europadelegiertenkonferenz Frans Timmermans IMG 2814-b.jpg
Frans Timmermans
(born 1961)		1 December 201922 August 20233 years, 264 days PvdA NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Von der Leyen
4
Informal meeting of Energy and Transport Ministers (TTE). Energy Ministers press conference (36950060020) (cropped).jpg
Maroš Šefčovič
Acting [3]
(born 1966)		22 August 20239 October 202348 days Smer SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Von der Leyen
5
Wopke Hoekstra op bezoek op het ROC Mondriaan 02 (cropped).jpg
Wopke Hoekstra
(born 1975)		9 October 2023Incumbent1 year, 243 days CDA NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Von der Leyen

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Anonymous (23 November 2016). "What we do – Climate Action – European Commission". Climate Action – European Commission.
  2. ↑ Anonymous (23 November 2016). "Progress made in cutting emissions – Climate Action – European Commission". Climate Action – European Commission.
  3. ↑ Mathiesen, Karl; Weise, Zia; Lynch, Suzanne (22 August 2023). "Šefčovič replaces Timmermans as EU Green Deal chief". Politico Europe . Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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