15th IGC Korea

Dr. Eunhae Jeong is the president of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center (GIR) under the Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE). With 29 years of experience in climate change and sustainable development, Dr. Jeong is a recognized leader in global environmental policy. Her expertise spans carbon mitigation strategies, carbon pricing mechanisms, and the development of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Recently, she has been pivotal in advancing the Republic of Korea's Emission Trading Scheme (K-ETS) and enhancing the accuracy of GHGs statistics and modeling, which are critical to shaping national and international climate policies.

In addition to her role at GIR, she actively contributes to international environmental efforts through her advisory positions, including serving as a Council Member at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and as part of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Bureau. This year, she was also nominated to the UNFCCC Roster of Experts and selected as a BTR (Biennial Transparency Report) Technical Expert Reviewer. Dr. Jeong continues to provide policy advice and support capacity-building efforts in developing countries, demonstrating her ongoing commitment to contributing to global climate initiatives.

Greenhouse Gas MRV Systems and capacity building under the ETF and the Paris Agreement, including building and enhancing national institutional arrangements, technical capacity building for different aspects of the climate MRV across different IPCC sectors including teaching, training, mentoring, course and assessment design, analysis and design of Climate Information Systems, and natural sciences.

Anna Song is a Korean-Australian climate strategist and the founding CEO of Paran Climate consultancy based in Seoul. She has over 20 years' experience in advanced policy research and analysis, strategy and advisory services, and stakeholder management.
Anna served as an Advisor to the Secretary of Dept of Economic Development and an Aide to the Governor in the Victorian Government, Australia. In the NGO sector, Anna was the senior strategist for energy transformation (government and policy) at the Sunrise Project Australia and led the steel team at a Korean climate NGO, Solutions for our Climate.
Anna holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Political Science, a Master of Public and International Law from The University of Melbourne, and is a graduate of the Emerging Leadership program by Melbourne Business School. She was named by the Asian Australian Alliance as one of 122 most impactful individuals in 2022.

Dr Mikiko Kainuma is Senior Research Advisor to IGES, Secretary General of the International Research Network for Leveraging a Climate-neutral Society (LCS-RNet) and Honorary Researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. Since 1990, she has developed the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) with researchers in Asia. She is a lead author of the IPCC Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports and the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC. Her awards include the Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award (1994) and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Integrated Assessment Modelling Consortium (IAMC) (2022). She received her Ph.D. in engineering from Kyoto University.

Fredrik Ekfeldt is since September 2022 Minister-Counsellor/Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to South Korea. A European Union official for more than 26 years, Mr. Ekfeldt was previously posted to EU Delegation to Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas as Deputy Head of Mission and was before that Senior Expert in Global Issues' intelligence analysis at the EU Intelligence Analysis Centre (EU INTCEN) of the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels. An alumni of Lund University, Sweden where he studied international economics, Fredrik Ekfeldt has also worked in international banking and as political advisor in the Swedish parliament.

Haewon McJeon is an associate professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST). Before joining KAIST, he worked at the Joint Global Change Research Institute and the Center for Global Sustainability, where he played a pivotal role in developing decarbonization pathways with the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM). His research primarily focuses on the using Integrated Assessment Models (IAM) to formulate low-carbon, carbon-neutral, and carbon-negative pathways for mitigating climate change. Haewon has served as the lead Integrated Assessment Modeler for two White House reports on deep decarbonization pathways (Long-Term Strategy, 2021 and Mid-Century Strategy, 2016).

Dr. Sowon Yoon is currently a senior researcher at Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea, GIR, having joined the GIR when it was founded in 2010. As the team manager, she played a pivotal role in developing Korea’s 2020 national greenhouse gas reduction target, the national reduction roadmap, the intended nationally determined contribution (2030 national greenhouse gas reduction target), and the 2050 LEDS.
She also contributed to the design of Korea’s emissions trading system cap setting and the system for monitoring the status of GHG reduction implementation. Currently, she is actively involved in the establishment of Korea’s 35 NDC.
Dr. Yoon began her doctoral studies in 1995 and has conducted various projects using the AIM model. After earning her Ph.D. in 2001, she joined the climate policy team at IGES in Japan, where she gained extensive experience in the global climate system and conducted a project using the Leap model.
Since joining GIR, she has been leading greenhouse gas mitigation policy support projects utilizing bottom-up reduction models such as the message model and overseeing the implementation of greenhouse gas reduction measures.
She holds her master’s degree in environmental ecology planning at Seoul National University and received her Ph.D. in environmental resources from SangMyung University.

Dr. Eunhae Jeong is the president of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center (GIR) under the Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE). With 29 years of experience in climate change and sustainable development, Dr. Jeong is a recognized leader in global environmental policy. Her expertise spans carbon mitigation strategies, carbon pricing mechanisms, and the development of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Recently, she has been pivotal in advancing the Republic of Korea's Emission Trading Scheme (K-ETS) and enhancing the accuracy of GHGs statistics and modeling, which are critical to shaping national and international climate policies.

In addition to her role at GIR, she actively contributes to international environmental efforts through her advisory positions, including serving as a Council Member at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and as part of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Bureau. This year, she was also nominated to the UNFCCC Roster of Experts and selected as a BTR (Biennial Transparency Report) Technical Expert Reviewer. Dr. Jeong continues to provide policy advice and support capacity-building efforts in developing countries, demonstrating her ongoing commitment to contributing to global climate initiatives.

Jiyun Gim has served as the president of GEYK(Green Environment Youth Korea), overseeing and leading the organization. She has focused on launching various campaigns to inspire individual action and engaging on climate and environment policies at national and regional level. She has collaborated with international youth on climate crisis solutions and represented Korean youth at the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP). Her roles include working with civil societies, serving as an environmental consultant for the World Bank, and building a career in climate finance investment. Since 2019, as head of the Climate and Environment Division in the Seoul Youth Policy Network, she contributed to the Seoul Nanum Car EV Subsidy Policy (May 2020) and the Ordinance Amendment Proposal by the Seoul City Bank (May 2021).

She has been appointed as a compliance inspector for the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth, and also serves as a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth Commission.

She was honored to be selected as one of the "100 Next Generation Leaders" by Sisa Journal in 2022 and received the Individual Grand Prize at the H.eco Awards hosted by the Herald the same year. In 2024, GEYK was awarded the Seoul City Environmental Grand Prize and received a Commendation for Environmental Education from the Ministry of Environment.

Chul Chung is President of KERI and CRO of FKI, and Co-Chair of the Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (KOPEC). He served as Senior Vice President at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP). In the government, Dr. Chung served as trade advisor to the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, and as a committee member of various Ministries. He is currently vice president of the Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies and adjunct professor in the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. He also served as the editor-in-chief of the East Asian Economic Review and the Journal of International Trade and Industry Studies. Prior to joining KIEP, he taught international economics as a professor in the School of Economics at Georgia Tech in the United States. He has also held an adjunct professorship in the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University. While on leave from KIEP (2009-2012), Dr. Chung worked on the ratification of the Korea-US FTA as chief economist of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) in Washington D.C. He has published numerous academic articles and policy research papers on international trade, economic geography, and regional economic integration including APEC studies. He received Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Greenhouse Gas MRV Systems and capacity building under the ETF and the Paris Agreement, including building and enhancing national institutional arrangements, technical capacity building for different aspects of the climate MRV across different IPCC sectors including teaching, training, mentoring, course and assessment design, analysis and design of Climate Information Systems, and natural sciences.

“Encouraging Women in the Professional Development of Greenhouse Gas Inventory”
She is currently working in the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Mitigation division, Department of Climate Change, the Ministry of Environment, Cambodia. She is involved in field monitoring activities for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), as well as other carbon credit projects, which are integral to national GHG emission reduction strategies.
In collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), she has facilitated and organized capacity-building programs related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement for members of the National Sub-Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Notably, she contributed to the development of the guideline book for the Operations Manual for the Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in Cambodia. This achievement is crucial for advancing climate commitments and enhancing environmental policies.
Her professional experience also includes managing contracts for international film projects within Protected Areas in Cambodia and organizing training for rangers to improve patrol effectiveness and address natural resource offenses. She is dedicated to promoting conservation and restoring forest ecosystems through community-driven approaches.
Additionally, she compiles and presents information on technology and innovation to raise public awareness about green technology. This includes designing educational materials, such as a science poster on Nuclear Technology for Sustainable Development Goals, which underscores the importance of low-carbon technologies and energy efficiency.

Knollis Delle is a driven and experienced clean energy and climate professional with a background in climate policy, project management, sustainable finance, and international relations.
Currently serving as a Young Professional at the Climate Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat, he has been instrumental in shaping sustainability-focused policies, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, successfully managing and executing complex infrastructure projects that reduce carbon footprints, championing sustainability initiatives, and forging strategic partnerships with a wide-reaching impact
His expertise also extends to securing project financing and driving sustainable infrastructure development. Knollis has significantly contributed to initiatives at the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation in Ghana. His distinguished affiliations include being an Emerging Public Leaders Fellow, a YALI Fellow, and an IEC Young Professional. Knollis is acknowledged as a technical expert reviewer under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.
Knollis holds a Master of Engineering in Energy and Power Engineering from Tsinghua University, complemented by a Bachelor's degree from the University for Development Studies in Ghana.

Prakash is a Research Officer at the Climate Change Management Division of Nepal's Ministry of Forest and Environment, where he is supposed to contribute to shaping national climate policy and reporting. With over 10 years of experience in environmental sector and forestry research his work primarily focuses on preparing Nepal's greenhouse gas inventories and tracking progress on national climate commitments, such as the Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) and the Biennial Update Report (BUR) under the UNFCCC. Before joining current role, He served as an Assistant Research Officer at the Forest Research and Training Center (FRTC), where he led national forest inventory projects, carbon monitoring efforts, national reporting for forestry sector.
His experience in these roles has been instrumental in developing key climate initiatives that support Nepal’s environmental and sustainability goals.
He holds a Master's in Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation from the University of Greifswald, Germany, supported by a DAAD scholarship, and a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He is passionate about environmental science and climate actions and continually seeks to advance climate strategies that leads to the sustainable future.

A highly motivated and experienced forestry and wildlife professional with a strong background in forest inventory, management, and conservation, he has demonstrated success in leading projects and teams, with specialized expertise in agro-climatic resilience, sustainable land management, and international relations. He possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders. He successfully coordinated the National Forest Inventory project, resulting in the development of a comprehensive database on Nigeria's forest resources and the establishment of the Forest Reference Emission Level for Nigeria to the UNFCCC. He also effectively implemented the ACReSAL project, which led to improved agro-climatic resilience in semi-arid landscapes in Nigeria. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN), the African Forest Forum (AFF), and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO). He is also an alumnus of the PACCDA Fellowship at the United Nations System Staff College and a member of the UNSSC PCSD Alumni Group, which focuses on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development. Additionally, he is part of the Emerging (Nigeria) Digital Talents Network, an initiative of FG-NITDA-DEEP.

Olive Byukusenge is Rwandan climate scientist with experience in National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory compilation, climate change projections, and reporting. She is currently working with the Environmental Analytics and Lake Kivu Monitoring Division at the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA). In her role, she provides technical support for the preparation of National Inventory Reports, National Communications, Biennial Transparency Reports, and other activities related to the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.

With over 10 years of experience in forest carbon management and greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for Suriname, Consuela Paloeng focuses on the Forestry and Other Land Uses (FOLU) sector. Her work plays a key role in Suriname's GHG inventory, including the 3rd National Communication, Biennial Update Reports (BUR), Forest Reference Emission Levels (FREL), and REDD+ Technical Annexes.
Consuela's work has significantly contributed to improving Suriname's forest carbon reporting and fostering collaborations with both national and international partners.