Joop Hazenberg (1978) is the founding director of Next Europe Consulting, a boutique consultancy providing strategic foresight and advice on the European Union. Based in Brussels since 2013, he is a specialist in Europe’s energy and climate policies. From 2023 to 2025 he served as EU Director of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and as Secretary General of the Zero Emissions Platform. Earlier, he held senior positions at SolarPower Europe, WindEurope, the GSMA, and Climate Action Network Europe.

Before moving to Brussels, Joop Hazenberg worked in Dutch politics and media, including roles in Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a national newspaper. He also founded a think tank for young professionals and authored six books, most recently on climate change, alongside numerous essays and op-eds on international politics.