The Netherlands: Carbon Experts - Holland Financial Center

a range of professions and nationalities. The ECF is affiliated tothe ClimateWorks global network of philanthropic organizations.MissionECF promotes climate and energy policies in Europe that willhelp limit global warming to less than 2°C, and ensure at leasta 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe by2020. To that purpose, ECF is dedicated to developing andimplementing well-crafted climate and energy policies thatgreatly reduce Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions.ECF identifies policy priorities based on their potential to slashgreenhouse gas emissions and the probability of success insecuring those policy changes. On a global level, the ECF aimsto help Europe play an even stronger international leadershiprole in mitigating climate change.ECF maintains a reputation for objective, high-quality work thatis neither ideological nor politically biased.OrganizationECF identified three priority sectors that form their coreprogrammes:– Power, since the power sector plays a crucial role in EUwidedecarbonisation.– Energy Effi ciency, a vital and cost-effective way to ensurecarbon reductions.– Transport, accounting for 25% of EU carbon emissions.The following two programmes deal with overarching policies:– Climate Diplomacy– EU Climate PoliciesEU Climate PoliciesThe EU Climate Policies Programme aims to secure pan-European and in-country policy frameworks and politicalconditions that ensure European climate leadership, focusingin particular on increasing Europe’s short-term and long-termemissions reduction target to 30%, strengthening the EUEmissions Trading System, and developing strong nationallaws and low-carbon growth plans in key countries (Germany,Hungary, Poland, the Czech republic, among others).30