Expert Panel

The members of the Expert Panel responsible for the technical review of the applications of the European Green Capital 2023 and the European Green Leaf 2022 Awards are listed below.

INDICATOR	EXPERT
Air Quality	Mr. Joan Marc Craviotto Arnau
Noise	Dr. César Asensio
Waste	Mr. Olivier Gaillot
Water	Mr. Christof Mainz
Nature and Biodiversity	Mr. David Jamieson
Sustainable Land Use and Soil	Dr. Henk Wolfert
Green Growth and Eco-innovation	Ms. Zita Dibáczi
Climate Change: Mitigation	Dr. Matt Kennedy
Climate Change: Adaptation	Ms. Birgit Georgi
Sustainable Urban Mobility	Dr. George Angelou
Energy Performance	Ms. Vesna Kolega
Governance	Mr. Alex Minshull

The role of each member of the Expert Panel are as follows:

– Responding to queries from applicant cities via the Secretariat
– Assessment of primary indicator area
– Peer review of a secondary indicator area
– Preparation of technical comments for reporting purposes
– Evaluation of applications normally occurs from November to March inclusive
– Attendance at three evaluation meetings
– Review of application form indicator text
– Review of the guidance note on indicator area

To find out more about the evaluation process please click here.