European parliament members have reelected Ursula von der Leyen Thursday to another five-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission – and she’s got a few ambitious green goals she’s hoping to implement within her second term.

In a statement released ahead of the election, the EU commission president promised to adhere to the targets of the European Green New Deal, while looking to enshrine the goal of cutting 90% of carbon emissions by 2040 into law. 

401 lawmakers within the 720-seat legislation voted for von der Leyen, with a number of members in the Green Party backing her reelection after she pledged to move forward on climate initiatives.

“For our young people, 2030, 2040, 2050 is around the corner,” the statement reads. “They know that we have to reconcile climate protection with a prosperous economy. And they would never forgive us if we do not rise to the challenge.” 

The newly reelected official also promised to put forward a new “Clean Industrial Deal” in the first 100 days of her new term, which would funnel investment into infrastructure and industry for energy-intensive sectors. The efforts, she argues, would look to bring down energy costs – which have become a problem following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which raised prices for surrounding European nations. 

“This will help create lead markets in everything from clean steel to clean tech and it will speed up planning, tendering, and permitting,” she writes. “Therefore, together, we will ensure that the era of dependency on Russian fossil fuels is over.” 

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The European Green New Deal, which was signed into law in 2020, is a set of environmental policies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.