As an adviser for environmental and climate policy, Leon de Graaf particularly follows policies related to the circular economy, trade and climate, low-emission mobility, implementation of the Paris climate agreement (COP21) and the European emission trading system (EU ETS). He is also deputy manager of BusinessEurope's corporate Advisory and Support Group (ASGroup). Prior to joining BusinessEurope, Leon worked at the research consultancy Ecorys, focusing on renewable energy and international development issues, at DG COMP on energy and environmental subsidies in Europe, and at the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) on indirect ETS costs for energy-intensive industries. Leon has a MSc in environmental economics and climate change from the London School of Economics, and a BSc in business economics from the University of Groningen.
Geocycle provides solutions for recycling raw materials as inputs for cement production.
During the cement-making process, they replace carbon-intensive traditional materials and fossil fuels with low-carbon equivalents, such as waste biomass, to reduce CO2 emissions.
The BAMB project was an innovation action within the EU-funded Horizon 2020 programme.
BAMB promoted a systemic shift where dynamically and flexibly designed buildings could be incorporated into a circular economy. Through design and circular value chains, materials in buildings keep their value – in a sector producing less waste and using less virgin resources.
