Chaeyoung Hyun

Chaeyoung Hyun is the Energy Diplomacy Lead at Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC), where she manages partnerships and builds networks with domestic and international stakeholders to advance energy diplomacy. Prior to leading SFOC's energy diplomacy work, she focused on shipping diplomacy, closely monitoring negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Before joining SFOC, Chaeyoung was actively involved in a range of domestic and international youth initiatives on climate and environmental issues. In 2023, she served as an Energy Fellow with the Climate Champions Team in partnership with the UNFCCC, contributing a youth perspective to efforts advancing the global energy transition and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Chaeyoung studied Global Governance and Environmental Policy at Waseda University in Japan.

Insight

From Bonn to Antalya: What SB64 means for Japan, Korea and the road to COP33

The June 2026 climate talks in Bonn opened the Paris Agreement's "implementation era.” Negotiations set a concrete electrification target. For Japan and South Korea, the stakes are unusually direct, and they point towards an Asian COP33.

July 07, 2026