
Tomas Wyns
Project Researcher
Tomas Wyns is a Doctoral Researcher in the Environment and Sustainable Development cluster at the Brussels School of Governance of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Tomas has a Master's degree in Physics and is specialised in international relations and conflict management. Before joining the Brussels School of Governance, Tomas worked 5 years as a climate policy officer in the environmental administration of the Flemish government in Belgium, responsible for implementing the European Emissions Trading System and industrial energy efficiency policies. He later joined the European Climate Action Network where he coordinated the European NGO’s activities with regard to Europe’s 2020 climate and energy package, including the implementation of the reviewed EU Emissions Trading System. Tomas finally directed the Center for Clean Air Policy’s European office for two years, where he developed innovative solutions for industrial policy embedded in EU climate and energy action, assisted in the financing and development of National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in developing countries and supported Chinese authorities in the design and implementation of a pilot emissions trading system in Hubei province. Tomas has been attending the UNFCCC climate negotiations since 2007, assisting parties and stakeholders with insights into the development of post 2012 international climate action.
Tomas is working on European and international climate policy, in particular the design of the EU Emissions Trading System, post 2020 industrial and innovation policy and enhancing global climate action under a 2015 international climate agreement.
Research areas
Featured publications
Global governance for the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries: Great potential underexploited
Industrial Transformation 2050: Towards an Industrial strategy for a Climate Neutral Europe
Projects
Power to X and Carbon Capture & Utilization Roadmap for Belgium
Directorate-General for Energy
AID-RES: Advancing industrial decarbonisation by assessing the future use of renewable energies in industrial processes
Directorate General for Energy
The Climate Friendly Materials Platform
European Climate Foundation
COP21: Results, Implications, Pathways and Policies for Low-Emissions European Societies (COP21-RIPPLES)
European Commission - Horizon 2020
Contextanalyse en roadmapstudie – Vlaamse industrie koolstofcirculair en CO2-arm
VLAIO