# Frans Timmermans on Europe's Climate Leadership and Energy Future

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Published: 2026-07-13T06:20:51+00:00
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## Resource

How can Europe pursue ambitious climate action while remaining competitive and secure? Frans Timmermans reflects on the origins of the EU's Green Deal and its quest to manage energy transition and security amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a transatlantic rupture, and the China challenge. Drawing on decades in diplomacy and politics, he shares lessons on the continued importance of negotiation, resilience, and principled leadership despite the pressures of public life. Frans Timmermans was Executive Vice President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal and European Commissioner for Climate Action. Dr Amanda Sloat is Professor of Practice in the School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs at IE University in Madrid, Spain. Dr Nathalie Tocci is Professor of the Practice at SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy. Power & Purpose is an IE Insights podcast.

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