Experience

Institute for European Studies, VUB

• Belgium
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Main interest is climate and industrial policy, including innovation strategies for energy intensive sectors. I am also looking at the EU's 2030 climate and energy strategy and the implementation thereof. Last but not least I will divert some brain-power to push the wagon of the UNFCCC negotiations aimed at securing a 2015 international climate agreement. Main interest is climate and industrial policy, including innovation strategies for energy intensive sectors. I am also looking at the EU's 2030 climate and energy strategy and the implementation thereof. Last but not least I will divert some brain-power to push the wagon of the UNFCCC negotiations aimed at securing a 2015 international climate agreement.



CCAP Europe

• Director

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2013

  Support developing countries implementing climate action through their National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs). Bridge the gap between developing countries seeking climate finance and developed countries seeking to invest in good climate action in developing countries.Assist European Policy makers to find solutions for both the climate and economic crisis. Support European Climate policy by introducing creative and effective ideas to stabilise the EU ETS and promote innovation in industrial sectors.



Climate Action Network Europe

• Policy team coordinator

  • 2007 - 2011

  • preparation, coordination and publication of the EU NGOs (i.e. over 120 Climate Action Network­‐Europe members) positions on the review and reform of the EU Emission Trading System• co­‐ordination of the European NGOs posiIons and actions on the non‐EU ETS 2020 EU climate action• ensuring good media contacts and coverage of CAN-‐Europe’s positions on EU climate change policies• Attending and participating at UNFCCC meetings such as COP13 Bali (2007), COP 14 Poznan (2008), COP15 Copenhagen (2009), COP16 Cancun (2010) andinter-­sessional meetings in Bonn, Barcelona (2009)• co-­ordinating the positions of CAN-­International on the carbon market for the above UNFCCC meetings and preparation for Copenhagen (COP15)• supporIng the work of CAN‐International through non-­‐papers and briefings with regard to the carbon market



Flemish Environment administration

• Climate Change policy officer

  • Oct 2001 - Mar 2007

  • Coordination of the Flemish regulation concerning “energy efficiency plans for energy intensive industry” (2001-­2004)• Technical support in the realisation of the Flemish benchmarking convenant on energy efficiency with the Flemish energy intensive industry (2002-­2003)• RepresentaIve of the Flemish environmental minister within the benchmarking commission (i.e. the executive board of the benchmarking convenant) (2003-­2007)• Flemish negoIator within the EU Environment council working group responsible for the EU Emission Trading direcIve (2001‐2003)• SupporIng the creation of the first (2002) and second (2006) Flemish Climate AcIon Plan for issues related to industry and emissions trading• Coordination of the first Flemish National Allocation Plan (2003-­2004)• Co-­‐ordinating the implementation of the EU Emissions trading direcIve in Flanders (2003­‐2005) through Flemish legislation• CoordinaIon of the implementation of monitoring, reporIng and verification rules for EU emissions trading installations in Flanders (2004‐2006)• Major contribution to the second Flemish NaIonal Allocation Plan and coordination of the regional allocation plans into a Belgian Allocation Plan (2006)•Flemish representative within the EU Working Group III under the Climate Change Commitee(2004-­‐2007)