With just 70 days to go until COP28, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, set out Europe’s position and aspirations in relation to global climate issues at the Climate Ambition Summit organised on 20 September in New York under the auspices of the United Nations, which was also attended by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
Ms von der Leyen structured her speech around three main pillars: ambitions, objectives and funding.
Stressing the...