EU Climate Chief: ‘We Need More Clean, Homegrown, Cheap European Energy’

Record-breaking heatwaves in May and severe drought in April have made the effects of extreme climate events increasingly visible across Europe. In an interview, EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra discussed the bloc’s carbon emissions reduction targets, the upcoming COP summit, and the energy crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East. “We need more clean, homegrown, cheap European energy,” Hoekstra said, emphasizing the need to balance climate goals with energy security.