Directorate-General for Climate Action explained

The Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), est. 2010, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for EU's international negotiations on climate, development and implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System^[1] and production of the "European Green Deal" transformation plan. As of 2023 it is headed by Kurt Vandenberghe.^[2] The 2022 Commissioner was Frans Timmermans (DG head Mauro Petriccione).

The DG is closely related to the Directorate General for Environment and Directorate General for Energy.

In 2020 it had 209 employees.^[3]

See also

• European Commissioner for Climate Action

Notes and References

1. http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/clima/mission/index_en.htm "What we do"
2. Web site: Bisson . Robin . 2022-12-01 . Former research official to lead Commission climate department . 2023-04-19 . Research Professional News . en-GB.
3. Web site: 2021-02-08 . Number of staff by Directorate-General . 2023-05-02 . Epthinktank . en-US.