Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.3 Fte (13)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
7
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE)
EU Transparency Register
055599331897-93 First registered on 26 Jun 2018
Goals / Remit
Environmental Defense Fund Europe is an affiliate organization of Environmental Defense fund.
Environmental Defense Fund has a 50-year track record of using economics, science and partnerships to provide pragmatic solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems. Environmental Defense Fund Europe works in the heart of decision making in Brussels and across Europe. We collaborate with politicians, policy makers, businesses and academia to hasten the transition to a carbon free economy, develop and implement ambitious environmental policies across Europe, and share learnings from Europe to other parts of the globe. By developing a significant presence in Brussels and raising our profile as a global organisation, we will ensure that we can disseminate the best science and economics to achieve cohesive solutions that are effective locally, regionally and globally.Main EU files targeted
- Proposal for a regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector
- Proposals for Directive and Regulation on gas markets and hydrogen
- Proposal for a revision of the ETS Directive
- FuelEU Maritime
- Circular Economy Action Plan
- Proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
- Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
- Proposal for a revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive
- Agriculture policy frameworkAddress
Head Office
Barbara Strozzilaan 101
Amsterdam 1083HN - 1083HN
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Environmental Defense Fund Europe Avenue des Arts 47 5th floor
Belgium 1000 - 6
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
13
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 75% 2 50% 2 25% 2 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
7 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Justin ZAHRA 06 Dec 2023 05 Dec 2024 Flavia SOLLAZZO 07 Jun 2023 06 Jun 2024 Helen Spence 07 Jun 2023 06 Jun 2024 Thorfinn STAINFORTH 08 Mar 2024 07 Mar 2025 Anna LÓRÁNT 07 Jun 2023 06 Jun 2024 Ismael HERNANDEZ RIVERA 09 Jun 2023 07 Jun 2024 Panagiotis SPILIOTIS 07 Jun 2023 06 Jun 2024 Mr Thorfinn STAINFORTH 08 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Justin ZAHRA 06 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Ismael HERNANDEZ RIVERA 09 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Flavia SOLLAZZO 07 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Helen Spence 07 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Anna LÓRÁNT 07 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Panagiotis SPILIOTIS 07 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Thorfinn STAINFORTH 28 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Ms Lea PILSNER 24 Mar 2023 23 Mar 2024 Mr Justin ZAHRA 14 Dec 2022 06 Dec 2023 Mr Panagiotis SPILIOTIS 07 Jun 2022 07 Jun 2023 Ms Helen Spence 04 Jun 2022 03 Jun 2023 Catherine WILSON 04 Jun 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Flavia SOLLAZZO 03 Jun 2022 03 Jun 2023 Ms Anna LÓRÁNT 03 Jun 2022 03 Jun 2023 Ms Poppy KALESI 03 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
N.A
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
3,594,271€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated 3,594,271€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2869 #Not a member #C#Employees/workers#Sustainable Alternative Power for Shipping- Mid- to Long-Term Solutions for Maritime GHG Emissions Reductions
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Report released on 1st October 2021: ‘How EU Methane action can slow global warming’
- Event on 8th December 2021: ‘The role of Europe's ETS in decarbonising global shipping’
- Report released on 8th December 2021: ‘Harnessing the EU ETS to reduce international shipping emissions’
- Event on February 3rd 2022: ‘EU Methane regulation - How can policymakers raise ambition?’
- Event on 28 June 2022: Reducing methane emissions – Maintaining ambition in turbulent times’ as part of EP Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
- Event on 13th July 2022: EFRAG/NGOs/Trade Unions Joint Outresch event on EFRAG draft ESRS exposure drafts.
- 'Climate Consequences of Hydrogen Emission (paper July 2020 ‘Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics' – Dr Ocko / Dr HamburgOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
10 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Mar 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EDF Europe’s new EU Agriculture Program Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Feb 2023 Location Video-call Subject Reducing methane emissions Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2023 Location video-call Subject GHG emissions from hydrogen value chain Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject EU action and communication on the importance of methane emissions mitigation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 Jan 2022 Location video-call Subject Exchange on the EDF’s and the Green Deal’s priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Nov 2020 Location video conference (Brussels) Subject European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
- Estela Pineiro-Kruik (Cabinet member)
- Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Methane strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 24 Sep 2020 Location Video conference call Subject Methane emissions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 26 Feb 2019 Location Berl Subject EDF are seeking to raise awareness of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, both in Europe and globally Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Adalbert Jahnz (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Methane emissions footprint of the European gas consumption Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
- Jolana Mungengova (Cabinet member)