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Connie Hedegaard, the former climate commissioner, said it was necessary to talk to business if the green transition should happen. (Photo: Jakob Dall)

Former EU climate chief defends VW post

Former climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard has defended her new post at Volkswagen, while also saying that she stuck to EU rules when taking another post with refrigerator and air-conditioning company Danfoss.

The German carmaker, whose reputation has been tainted by the Dieselgate scandal, announced on Wednesday (28 September) that Hedegaard would sit on its new "sustainability council".

”It’s an unpaid position with no strings attached," Hedegaard told EUobserver.

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Connie Hedegaard, the former climate commissioner, said it was necessary to talk to business if the green transition should happen. (Photo: Jakob Dall)

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