'We need more clean, homegrown, cheap European energy': EU Climate Commissioner

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Europe's top climate official, Dutch commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, is pushing for a three-pronged energy strategy: cleaner power sources, domestic production, and lower costs. The pitch comes as May's record-breaking heatwave and April droughts underscore climate impacts across the continent. Hoekstra discusses the EU's carbon reduction targets, the upcoming COP summit, and fallout from Middle Eastern conflict that's destabilized energy markets. The framing centers on how Europe can secure reliable power while meeting climate goals, a balancing act between decarbonization and economic resilience.