Ursula Von der Leyen has been at every U.N. climate talks since she attended COP25 in Madrid on her first day as leader of the EU's executive branch in 2019.Savo Prelevic/AFP via Getty Images

Ursula von der Leyen to skip UN climate talks – POLITICO

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The EU's top official Ursula von der Leyen has joined a growing list of climate stalwarts planning to give this year's COP29 conference a miss.

The European Commission confirmed its president would not attend the talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week — despite being listed on a schedule of speakers released yesterday.

Von der Leyen is currently trying to install a new set of commissioners and hearings are taking place in the European Parliament throughout this week and next.