Dr Florian Flachenecker, Taskforce Leader on the Circular Economy Act, DG ENV
Florian Flachenecker is Taskforce Leader for the Circular Economy Act in the Directorate-General for Environment at the European Commission. Florian is also an Honorary Lecturer in environmental economics at University College London.
Previously, he worked in the Recovery and Resilience Taskforce that directly reports to Commission President Ursula VON DER LEYEN on supporting green investments under the €723 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Florian started his career in the Commission at the Joint Research Centre researching the socio-economic effects of environmental innovations in the EU. Before joining the Commission, Florian was an Economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) developing and harmonising environmental data and policies.
Florian holds a PhD in Economics from University College London, having researched the climate and competitiveness impacts of the circular economy, a MA in Economics from the College of Europe and a BSc in Economics from the University of Mannheim.