Climate Action

President Ursula von der Leyen was in New York last week to participate in the 81st UN General Assembly. Throughout the week, the President engaged with world leaders and took part in several high-level events, underscoring the EU's commitment to multilateralism and to the role of the UN.

On 1 October 2026, Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth, met with 16 young people from across Europe for a Youth Policy Dialogue on COP31 to exchange views ahead of the UN climate conference taking place in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November.

Europe’s transition to climate neutrality must be fair. However, many households living in rural areas, or in places with limited access to public transport, struggle to cover everyday transport costs.