Ursula von der Leyen Urges Global Action at COP30: “Europe Is Staying the Course”
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At the opening ceremony of the COP30 Leaders’ Meeting in Belém, Brazil, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a strong call for unity and ambition in tackling the climate crisis. Speaking at the gates of the Amazon rainforest, von der Leyen urged world leaders to make COP30 the summit that keeps the 1.5°C global warming limit within reach, calling it a defining moment for international climate action.
She emphasized that this conference must “deliver for the most vulnerable countries” suffering from the devastating impacts of climate change, while reaffirming the European Union’s leadership and commitment to a green transition. “Europe is staying the course,” she declared, noting that renewables already generate nearly half of the EU’s electricity and that the bloc remains on track to meet its 2030 climate targets.
Von der Leyen highlighted several key EU milestones. First, she cited the agreement among EU member states on a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040, describing it as fully aligned with the Paris Agreement. She also referenced the EU’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035, calling it the second most ambitious among major global emitters.
The Commission President outlined three major areas of EU climate engagement. Over the past four years, the EU has signed more than 40 bilateral clean transition partnerships across the world, fostering jobs and growth while accelerating the global clean energy shift. Secondly, von der Leyen reminded delegates that the EU remains the world’s largest contributor to climate finance, providing €34 billion in public funding in 2023, up more than 10% from the previous year.
Finally, she spotlighted the EU’s Carbon Pricing Task Force, which supports partner nations in developing their own emissions trading systems. “Carbon pricing has proven to be the most powerful tool in the climate arsenal,” she stated.
Von der Leyen concluded with a clear message of partnership and perseverance: the European Union, she said, is determined to “double down on commitments, close remaining gaps, and deliver real progress” at COP30. Her remarks set a tone of pragmatic optimism, urging global leaders to transform promises into action for a sustainable and equitable future.
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