Chris Stephens

Chris has over 15 years’ experience of supporting decarbonisation in the energy and land use sectors, primarily in emerging economies. He has a breadth of experience advising governments, industry and financial institutions on how to accelerate their transitions and elevate their ambition to address the climate crisis. Chris oversees the Carbon Trust’s activities across Asia and Africa, overseeing the growth of the Carbon Trust’s offices in Beijing, Singapore and Pretoria. He also leads the Carbon Trust’s work in the ASEAN Low Carbon Energy Programme (LCEP) and the global Coal Asset Transition Accelerator (CATA). Before joining the Carbon Trust, Chris lived in Jakarta where he helped establish and manage the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)’s Indonesia programme. Prior to this he directed international parliamentary commissions on global environmental challenges (GLOBE International) and developed a risk analysis tool for emission reduction projects in developing countries (IDEAcarbon). Chris holds a first class Master’s degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford.