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New EU chief makes bold climate pledges

Ursula von der Leyen’s ambitions to strengthen carbon-cutting goals will need support from European Union member states.
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German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen will be the next president of the European Commission, and has put climate change at the top of her agenda. Von der Leyen was narrowly elected on 16 July by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and will be the first woman to take the helm of the European Union’s executive branch.

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Nature 571, 457-458 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02204-4

Additional reporting by Nisha Gaind.

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  • Update 17 July 2019: This story has been updated with comments from Ottmar Edenhofer.

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