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Pope Francis has issued a renewed call for climate action, warning that “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.”
BRUSSELS -The European Parliament's environment committee backed former Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra as the EU's next head of climate change policy on Wednesday, after lawmakers squeezed out... -October 04, 2023 at 04:44 am EDT - MarketScreener
Door now open for Wopke Hoekstra to take EU climate job
Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra get committee approval, setting scene for formal confirmation vote on Thursday.
Wopke Hoekstra is one step closer to becoming the European Commissioner for Climate. He has won the support of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee - a big hurdle in the process. Hoekstra got the required two-thirds majority support, Environment Committee Chair Pascal Canfin said in a press conference.