Politician
Wopke Hoekstra
5
Influence scoreComposite impact
Net positiveFormula-derived score
European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth; former Dutch finance and foreign minister.
Sources: [1]
Centre-rightpragmatic climate policy
Impact
Biggest harms and offsets: signed contributions to the formula-derived score, ranked by size.
Biggest offsets
Raises the scorevia Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy → Global CO2 emissions per capita
6 February 2024 · Direct contribution
Indicators affected
Sorted by the size of this person’s signed contribution. The observed state is the indicator’s own reading, not this person’s doing.
+36% of the score
Observed
4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year · 2.43 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 4.71 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2023) and 4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2024).
20232024 Above normal = worse · 2024 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor −2.43
+35% of the score
Observed
32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) · 27.9 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2021–2023: fell from 33.2 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) to 32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted).
Above normal = worse · 2024 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor −3
+28% of the score
Observed
30% of electricity generation · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Better than normal6 readings, 2000–2023: rose from 18.9% of electricity generation to 30% of electricity generation.
Above normal = better · 2024 · 1 fact, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor 3
Accountability & contradictions
Claims against the record, the type of responsibility, and what is disputed.
Responsibility
What could change this assessment
- 3 scoring paths carry a reduced confidence modifier.
- Lifetime coverage has not been assessed: the record reflects stored facts only (2024).
Causal path
Person → Fact → Driver → Indicator. Select a path to inspect its factors; the full network opens on demand.
- PersonWopke Hoekstra
- FactEuropean Commission recommends a 90% net-emissions reduction target for 2040
- DriverDecarbonization and climate-mitigation policy
- IndicatorGlobal CO2 emissions per capita
+5 pts
Contribution size 0.5 · Responsibility 0.5 · Fact impact 0.55 · Driver weight 0.12 · Driver → indicator −0.6 · Indicator importance 0.9 · Deviation factor −2.43 · Confidence 0.8
Evidence & methodology
How the record is sourced and how the score is derived.
1 of 1 linked fact verified, drawing on 1 distinct source (2024).
Sources include European Commission Representation in Ireland.
Sources
- 1.Commission presents recommendation for 2040 emissions reduction targetEuropean Commission Representation in Ireland
The score is formula-derived (Factrail formula v1, version 1.0.0), not an editorial verdict. Read the methodology.
By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed · Sources: 1
Expert analysis
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Wopke Hoekstra is the European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, confirmed in 2024, and a former Dutch finance and foreign minister. In this dataset he is tracked for advancing a proposal to enshrine a binding 90%-by-2040 emissions-reduction target in the European Climate Law.