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EU Climate Debate Returns Ahead of Von der Leyen’s State of the Union
Environmental groups are pressing Ursula von der Leyen to outline concrete fossil-fuel cuts as EU leaders weigh climate resilience and green industry.
- In her upcoming "State of the European Union" address, EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen will focus on "climate resilience" and set priorities for the next 12 months as Europe emerges from a sweltering summer.
- Heatwave-Hit Europe logged over 30,000 excess summer deaths this year, prompting about 200 environmental groups to urge von der Leyen to lay out concrete plans to wean the 27-nation European Union off fossil fuels.
- The Green Deal is a hard sell after the 2024 European elections, as business-friendly centre-right politicians now hold sway in a European Parliament where climate sceptics have a bigger say.
- Despite an "uphill battle," Green leader Terry Reintke said her group would "push very, very hard" to have von der Leyen lay out concrete climate actions in her speech.
- Commissioners are scheduled to meet Swedish climatologist Johan Rockstrom for a post-summer seminar in Brussels on Friday to discuss the path forward, as divisions within the commission remain.
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