Kairi Nakayama

Kairi Nakayama is part of SFOC's Diplomacy Team, focused on strengthening the organisation's presence in Japan and reinforcing regional and international climate cooperation. Prior to joining SFOC, she worked across two central government agencies in New Zealand, bringing a strong foundation in public sector systems and institutional governance to her work in climate diplomacy.

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