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Is Wopke Hoekstra still in touch with McKinsey or ex-colleagues? (Photo: European Union)

Will EU climate chief Hoekstra come clean before COP28?

As Biblical floods submerge southern Somalia — a year after being gripped by drought, and with scorching heat waves nearing 60 degrees Celsius asphyxiating Brazil, the newly-appointed EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has a daunting task ahead of him in Dubai.

As he heads to the United Arab Emirates next week for the UN climate talks, COP28, one question looms large — will he deliver on increasing ambitions to tackle global ...

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Manon Aubry is a French MEP and vice-president of The Left group. Marie Toussaint is a French MEP and vice-chair of The Greens. Pierre Larrouturou is a French MEP with the Socialists & Democrats. With new research from the business lobbying NGO Corporate Europe Observatory.

Is Wopke Hoekstra still in touch with McKinsey or ex-colleagues? (Photo: European Union)

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Manon Aubry is a French MEP and vice-president of The Left group. Marie Toussaint is a French MEP and vice-chair of The Greens. Pierre Larrouturou is a French MEP with the Socialists & Democrats. With new research from the business lobbying NGO Corporate Europe Observatory.

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