Participation of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in the United Nations General Assembly: remarks at the Climate Summit
From 21 to 25 September 2025, a high-level delegation of the EU composed by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, Jozef Síkela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, and Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, participated in the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. On 24 September, Ursula von der Leyen participated at the Climate Summit. This video shows the remarks by Ursula von der Leyen on this occasion.
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Mr President Lula, Secretary General Guterres, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
Indeed, 10 years have passed since we adopted the Paris Agreement, and since then the world has changed.
Let me give you just 3 figures.
Since Paris, renewable energy has increased by 140.
Investment in clean energy has increased by almost 80%.
Carbon pricing in countries has doubled from 40 to 80.
The clean transition is moving on, and let me assure you.
Europe will stay the course on our climate ambition.
Our emissions are down nearly 40% since 1990.
They now represent only 6% of global emissions.
We are on track to reach our 2030 target,
that is to cut emissions by 55%.
I am happy to announce that last week member states agreed
that our national determined contribution would range between 66% and 72%.
So work is advancing and we will formally submit our NDC ahead of COP 30.
In parallel, we are also looking ahead.
We are working on a 2040 target of a proposed 90% emission reduction.
That is our way to climate neutrality by 2050.
My message is that the world can count on the European Union's continued climate leadership.
My second point, we're doubling down on global partnerships.
The question is no longer if the transition will occur and how fast, but who will benefit.
Europe's answer is clear all countries worldwide should reap the benefits,
especially the most vulnerable.
That is why we will remain the world's largest providers of climate finance.
In addition, We will mobilize up to 300 billion to
support the clean transition worldwide through our Global Gateway Investment Programme.
We will turn our collective agreement to triple renewable energy by 2030 into a reality.
We support, for example, over 300 million people in Africa to give them access to electricity and clean cooking,
and this is not only a climate issue. This is about basic human dignity.
Because no mother,
no child should die because simply cooking dinner under abhorrent circumstances.
Ladies and gentlemen, President Luna will soon welcome us to the Amazon,
the green lungs of our planet.
There could be no better place to reaffirm our strong commitment to multilateralism,
so let's get it done.
Thank you very much. I thank
