Yvon Slingenberg

Ms Yvon Slingenberg is Acting Deputy Director General of DG CLIMA and Director in DG CLIMA for ‘Strategy, Analysis & Planning” since June 2023 and January 2022 respectively. 

Before then, she was Director responsible for Climate strategy, Governance and Emissions from Non-Trading Sectors, i.a. in charge of different parts of the “Fit for 55” package of proposals, as well as DG CLIMA’s contribution to the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 

From end 2016 to end 2020 she was Director responsible for international climate negotiations, cooperation with third countries on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, EU Action on adaptation and resilience and mainstreaming of climate issues in EU policies.

During the first two years of the Juncker Commission (2015-2016), she was Senior Adviser in the Cabinet of Commissioner Arias Cañete for Climate Action and Energy, where she steered the work on the legislative framework to achieve the 2030 climate and energy targets. 

From 2007 to 2014 she was DG CLIMA Head of Unit in charge of implementing the EU Emissions Trading System. From 2003 to 2007 Yvon was in charge of the chemicals policy unit and negotiated the new chemicals legislation (REACH) in DG Environment. She has also worked in the Cabinet of Commissioner Wallström on environment and climate issues (2002-2003), for the European Commission's Task-force for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 (Johannesburg), in the international climate negotiations (1998-2002) and in the “Waste Management Policy” Unit.

Yvon is a lawyer of Dutch nationality with a degree in international law (specialisation in environmental law) from the University of Amsterdam. She speaks Dutch (mother tongue), English, French, German and Spanish.