Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate Action

Five Degrees of Change

Wopke Hoekstra is the European Commissioner for Climate Action, having served as deputy prime minister of the Netherlands, as well as minister for foreign affairs and minister for finance.

For his policy changes, Hoekstra chose to enhance climate diplomacy, to build more carbon markets around the world, and to bridge climate action with economic competitiveness.

For his personal changes, he discussed recycling more and managing his own energy footprint.