At UNFCCC, heads the implementation of the Markets and non-markets related work under the Paris agreement, and oversees the intergovernmental negotiations process on all international co-operative and market related instruments under the convention, Kyoto Protocol and the Paris agreement (Article 6), regulatory development for centralized mechanism, review of the cooperative approaches under Article 6, stakeholder interaction and capacity building.

He is a representative nominated from UNFCCC to participate in the Indian G20 process related to climate and development working groups, and as a member of the CORSIA implementation aspects in the International civil aviation organization (ICAO) process covering issues like alternative fuels for aviation and carbon offsets.

Prior joining the UNFCCC, consecutively for four years elected from the Asia pacific region as expert member to support four technical bodies under the CDM – Executive Board in areas of development of quantification methodologies to measure GHG impacts by mitigation activities, assessment of GHG mitigation (CDM) projects and performance evaluation of independent auditors (DOE) under the CDM. Have experience in implementation of energy efficiency measures in more than 50 industrial facilities. The only member ever to participate in all the four technical bodies. Also, have served as country expert to the Asian development bank on oil and gas sector mitigation projects.

He is a chemical engineer by graduation and a postgraduate in energy management and certified Energy Auditor, with more than twenty years of experience in conceptualizing, developing and implementing climate mitigation projects across globe covering varied sectors and technical areas using international financing schemes & mechanisms.

Tim Gould was appointed the Agency’s Chief Energy Economist in 2021. As Chief Energy Economist, he provides strategic advice on energy economics across a wide range of IEA activities and analysis. Mr Gould is also Head of the Division for Energy Supply and Investment Outlooks, in which capacity he co-leads the World Energy Outlook, the IEA’s flagship publication, and oversees the Agency’s work on investment and finance, including the World Energy Investment report.

Mr Gould joined the IEA in 2008, initially as a specialist on Russian and Caspian energy, and in recent years has designed and directed the World Energy Outlook together with the IEA’s Chief Energy Modeller while contributing to the Outlook as a principal author. Prior to joining the IEA, Mr Gould was Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of the Energy Charter and has ten years of experience in Eastern Europe, primarily in Ukraine. He graduated from Oxford University and has a post-graduate diploma from the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

Richard is the firm’s Fintech lead and has considerable experience in advising on the financial structuring and regulatory aspects of innovative capital markets structures, products and systems.

He regularly advises investment banks, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers and start-ups on the deployment of novel technologies to support new or existing business lines. He has particular experience of new product development in the context of market infrastructures, notably trading, clearing, payment and settlement systems. He has also advised numerous start-ups and buy-side institutions on the creation and issuance of novel instruments and investment structures.

He has advised extensively on structured securities, exchange-traded and OTC derivatives and clearing, including on the enforceability of netting, set-off and credit support provisions.

He was previously seconded to the Financial Markets Law Committee at the Bank of England and, prior to joining Linklaters, was an equity derivatives sales-trader at a major investment bank.

He is a CFA charterholder.

Mark serves as Executive Director of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), an independent organisation whose mission is to enable high integrity carbon markets.

With a background in development and environmental economics, Mark has worked across various areas of environment and climate policy for over two decades, with a particular focus on the use of economic instruments in the pursuit of sustainable development.

His previous roles include: Managing Director at Climate Advisers, a Washington DC-based environmental consultancy; Chief Executive of Mongoose Energy Ltd, then the UK’s largest developer and manager of community energy projects; and Chief Executive at The Climate Group. He was co-founder of both the Verified Carbon Standard and the Gold Standard.

He serves as a member of the Governing Board of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market and is also currently a board member of Verra, Chair of Brighton and Hove Energy Services Coop and a member of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Markets and the Time CO2 Advisory Council.

Robin Rix is Chief Legal, Policy, and Markets Officer at Verra, which manages the world’s leading carbon crediting program.

In this role he serves on the organisation’s executive leadership team and manages people and processes responsible for government engagement, market development, legal affairs, and risk.

Prior to joining Verra, he worked as a lawyer at Clifford Chance LLP, in strategy and policy roles at the UNFCCC, and in management roles with the Province of Ontario and Government of Canada.

Hui Qing is Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive at GenZero where she manages cross-functional coordination, drives stakeholder engagement and leads special projects. Concurrently, she leads the Institutional Strategy & Carbon Business vertical in the Strategy and Development Group.

Before GenZero, Hui Qing was Vice President in Temasek International’s Sustainability Group, focused on commercialising sustainable solutions to support the decarbonisation of the built environment. She had a concurrent appointment in the Singapore Market team, responsible for forging strategic partnerships and advancing Temasek’s policy interests with government and other relevant stakeholders in Singapore.

Hui Qing started off her career in the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), overseeing industry development for the Cleantech industry and was based in Beijing where she engaged Chinese companies on their internationalisation strategies. Upon return to Singapore, she joined EDB’s Strategic Growth Partners Division where she was the account manager for large multinationals and Singapore enterprises.

Hui Qing graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering (First Class Honours).