Ulf Björnholm

Ulf Björnholm, a national of Sweden, is an expert in European and international environmental policy.

Prior to joining UNEP, he served in the European Commission where he had a leading role in developing a proposal for a new EU Clean Air Policy, presented in 2013. Linked to this, he participated actively in international UN negotiations relating to air pollution, including the UNEP-hosted Climate and Clean Air Coalition.

Mr. Björnholm has also held several positions for the Swedish Government, both in Stockholm and abroad. In his role as a political advisor and negotiator on international environmental affairs for Sweden, he chaired and represented the EU at several UN/EU environmental negotiations during two EU Presidencies – in New York (2001) and in Brussels (2009). Before joining the Swedish Government, he was a Campaign Manager for a youth network under the Swedish UN Association to promote the implementation of Agenda 21 in Sweden.

Ulf Björnholm has a Master of Science from the University of Lund. In addition to being fluent in Swedish, Norwegian and English, he also speaks French and Portuguese.