Interviews

Frans Timmermans

Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal

2022-10-17

Putin’s manipulation of energy markets has caused energy prices in the EU to soar, making life for millions of families and businesses across the continent increasingly difficult. But this has not affected our long-term climate targets. Europe’s greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 are fixed in law, and we’re aiming to finalize negotiations on their implementation by the end of the year.

President Biden’s agenda (which includes the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) is the most historic legislation any country has taken on climate and will collectively do most of the work necessary to not just meet the President’s aggressive climate goals, but also build a whole new clean energy economy.