The Klimapolitika Team
Our strength lies in having worked together for many years on a range of climate policy issues in various roles. With our diverse specialisations, we complement and reinforce each other to form a high-performance team.
József FEILER - Managing Director
Jozsef.Feiler@klimapolitika.com
József has worked on climate change for 17 years and has held management positions since 1997. He was responsible for overseeing all national, EU and international climate policy implementation in Hungary until 2012. He led the work of the Hungarian EU Presidency on climate policy in 2011. He was the deputy head of the Cyprus EU Presidency team on climate policy in 2012 and was Advisor to the Lithuanian and then the Hellenic EU Presidency teams on climate policy in 2013 and in 2014 respectively.
He was regional policy coordinator of CEE Bankwatch Network between 1997-2003. From 2003 he was head of unit, then head of the Department of Climate Change at the Hungarian Ministry of National Development, where he led a team of 20 people and was responsible for overseeing all national, EU and international climate policy implementation in Hungary. He led the work of the Hungarian EU presidency on climate policy in 2011, he was the deputy head of the Cyprus EU Presidency team on climate policy in 2012 and was Advisor for the Lithuanian EU Presidency on climate policy in 2013. He has participated in international climate negotiations since 2000 and was vice-chair of the SBI of the UNFCCC between February 2006 and December 2007.
He holds an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University, and an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Central European University. He lives in a passive house and is Director of the Hungarian Passive House Association. He is fluent in English and has an intermediate level of Russian and German.
Jozsef.Feiler@klimapolitika.com
József has worked on climate change for 17 years and has held management positions since 1997. He was responsible for overseeing all national, EU and international climate policy implementation in Hungary until 2012. He led the work of the Hungarian EU Presidency on climate policy in 2011. He was the deputy head of the Cyprus EU Presidency team on climate policy in 2012 and was Advisor to the Lithuanian and then the Hellenic EU Presidency teams on climate policy in 2013 and in 2014 respectively.
He was regional policy coordinator of CEE Bankwatch Network between 1997-2003. From 2003 he was head of unit, then head of the Department of Climate Change at the Hungarian Ministry of National Development, where he led a team of 20 people and was responsible for overseeing all national, EU and international climate policy implementation in Hungary. He led the work of the Hungarian EU presidency on climate policy in 2011, he was the deputy head of the Cyprus EU Presidency team on climate policy in 2012 and was Advisor for the Lithuanian EU Presidency on climate policy in 2013. He has participated in international climate negotiations since 2000 and was vice-chair of the SBI of the UNFCCC between February 2006 and December 2007.
He holds an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University, and an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Central European University. He lives in a passive house and is Director of the Hungarian Passive House Association. He is fluent in English and has an intermediate level of Russian and German.
István BART - Emissions Trading Systems
Istvan.Bart@klimapolitika.com
István is a climate policy professional with over 15 years of experience in climate policy development and management on a global, European and national level. Between 2005 and 2011 he worked in the European Commission's DG Climate Action in Brussels where he was in charge of regulating and overseeing the EU ETS registry system. In 2011, he was delegated by the EU to the climate policy team of Hungary’s EU presidency. Since 2011 he is based in Budapest and is working at Klimapolitika where he has advised government clients on ETS and climate policy-related issues in Kazakhstan, China, Ukraine, Moldova and Hungary. He also regularly collaborates on climate policy-related research projects with various international think tanks, such as Ecologic, Climate Strategies or IDDRI.
In addition to his role in Klimapolitika, he also served as the founding director of the non-profit Hungarian Energy Efficiency Institute between 2011 and 2015. Since 2015 he is the Co-Chair of Energiaklub Climate Policy Research Institute on a pro-bono basis. With degrees in urban planning, law and political science, he has published several academic papers and articles about emissions trading, and climate policy in general. He regularly speaks about climate policy at conferences and in the media. He is fluent in English, French, German and Italian.
Istvan.Bart@klimapolitika.com
István is a climate policy professional with over 15 years of experience in climate policy development and management on a global, European and national level. Between 2005 and 2011 he worked in the European Commission's DG Climate Action in Brussels where he was in charge of regulating and overseeing the EU ETS registry system. In 2011, he was delegated by the EU to the climate policy team of Hungary’s EU presidency. Since 2011 he is based in Budapest and is working at Klimapolitika where he has advised government clients on ETS and climate policy-related issues in Kazakhstan, China, Ukraine, Moldova and Hungary. He also regularly collaborates on climate policy-related research projects with various international think tanks, such as Ecologic, Climate Strategies or IDDRI.
In addition to his role in Klimapolitika, he also served as the founding director of the non-profit Hungarian Energy Efficiency Institute between 2011 and 2015. Since 2015 he is the Co-Chair of Energiaklub Climate Policy Research Institute on a pro-bono basis. With degrees in urban planning, law and political science, he has published several academic papers and articles about emissions trading, and climate policy in general. He regularly speaks about climate policy at conferences and in the media. He is fluent in English, French, German and Italian.
Ágnes KELEMEN - Director, Low Carbon Strategies
Agnes.Kelemen@klimapolitika.com
Ágnes has worked as an environmental economist for think tanks, national government and the European Commission. She has been with Klimapolitika since 2012 where she has worked on various projects in the Western Balkans and Ukraine. Her main focus currently is on low emissions development, but she has also been involved in setting up the EU ETS in Hungary, enhancing the climate performance of EU funding, and international climate negotiations.
She has an MSc in Economics with a specialisation in environmental economics and public policy, and is currently pursuing a PhD in environmental policy at Central European University. She is contributing author to two chapters of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report Working Group III.
Agnes.Kelemen@klimapolitika.com
Ágnes has worked as an environmental economist for think tanks, national government and the European Commission. She has been with Klimapolitika since 2012 where she has worked on various projects in the Western Balkans and Ukraine. Her main focus currently is on low emissions development, but she has also been involved in setting up the EU ETS in Hungary, enhancing the climate performance of EU funding, and international climate negotiations.
She has an MSc in Economics with a specialisation in environmental economics and public policy, and is currently pursuing a PhD in environmental policy at Central European University. She is contributing author to two chapters of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report Working Group III.
Édua MALATINSZKY
Edua.Malatinszky@klimapolitika.com
Édua has worked on climate change issues for more than 7 years. Her experience ranges from research on adaptation in urban areas, water management and agriculture, through the analysis of implementation of mitigation policies (specifically on F-gases, transport) and participation in the international and EU emissions trading as well as the planning and operating of a Green Investment Scheme, to working on UNFCCC issues in the EU Presidency teams of Hungary, Cyprus, Lithuania and Greece (EU coordination for SBSTA negotiations for 4 semesters; co-chairing EU Expert Groups on Means of Implementation, Flexible mechanisms and Adaptation under different settings; assistance to EU outreach activities).
Prior to working on climate change, Édua was a management consultant in the financial sector. She graduated with degrees in International Management (Brussels), Finance and Marketing (Budapest) and is currently a student in Environmental Engineering. She is fluent in English and French and is proficient in Italian.
Edua.Malatinszky@klimapolitika.com
Édua has worked on climate change issues for more than 7 years. Her experience ranges from research on adaptation in urban areas, water management and agriculture, through the analysis of implementation of mitigation policies (specifically on F-gases, transport) and participation in the international and EU emissions trading as well as the planning and operating of a Green Investment Scheme, to working on UNFCCC issues in the EU Presidency teams of Hungary, Cyprus, Lithuania and Greece (EU coordination for SBSTA negotiations for 4 semesters; co-chairing EU Expert Groups on Means of Implementation, Flexible mechanisms and Adaptation under different settings; assistance to EU outreach activities).
Prior to working on climate change, Édua was a management consultant in the financial sector. She graduated with degrees in International Management (Brussels), Finance and Marketing (Budapest) and is currently a student in Environmental Engineering. She is fluent in English and French and is proficient in Italian.
Fanni SÁFIÁN
Fanni.Safian@klimapolitika.com
Fanni graduated from Eötvös Loránd Science University as a Geographer (Enrvironmental Researcher), She is currently finalising her PhD disseration on modelling sustainable energy pathways for Hungary. She studied Sustainable Energy Planning and Management at Aalborg University, Denmark with a focus on hourly detailed complex energy modelling for countries and regions. She participated in several research projects about energy visions focusing on renewable energy integration and sustainable local solutions (Vision Hungary 2040, Alternative Energy Scenarios for Hungary, SEAPs and SECAPs, Small Local Communities Programme etc.) and published her results in leading peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
She has been volunteering for several professional NGOs since 2007 and also actively participated numerous international trainings and professional programs about energy transitions, including Empowering European Citizens, Energy Summer Schools, and Climate KIC Pioneers in Practice. Fanni has previously worked for Energiaklub Climate Policy Institute and Applied Communications where she participated in Hungarian and international research projects on energy modelling, energy projections and GHG inventories. During her work, she emphasises the social side of energy management, because she believes, that the psychology of consumption and community-based solutions are key issues for the future. She sepaks English and German fluently.
Fanni.Safian@klimapolitika.com
Fanni graduated from Eötvös Loránd Science University as a Geographer (Enrvironmental Researcher), She is currently finalising her PhD disseration on modelling sustainable energy pathways for Hungary. She studied Sustainable Energy Planning and Management at Aalborg University, Denmark with a focus on hourly detailed complex energy modelling for countries and regions. She participated in several research projects about energy visions focusing on renewable energy integration and sustainable local solutions (Vision Hungary 2040, Alternative Energy Scenarios for Hungary, SEAPs and SECAPs, Small Local Communities Programme etc.) and published her results in leading peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
She has been volunteering for several professional NGOs since 2007 and also actively participated numerous international trainings and professional programs about energy transitions, including Empowering European Citizens, Energy Summer Schools, and Climate KIC Pioneers in Practice. Fanni has previously worked for Energiaklub Climate Policy Institute and Applied Communications where she participated in Hungarian and international research projects on energy modelling, energy projections and GHG inventories. During her work, she emphasises the social side of energy management, because she believes, that the psychology of consumption and community-based solutions are key issues for the future. She sepaks English and German fluently.
Gabriella DÓCI
Gabriella.Doci@klimapolitika.com
.Gabriella Dóci is an organizational sociologist and an environmental policy advisor with expertise in renewable energy policy. She holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from VU University Amsterdam. Her research has studied the formation and organization of community-based, grassroots initiatives in the context of sustainability transitions; in the course of her PhD she published in high quality review journals. She counselled governmental officials at the Dutch Ministry of Interior in developing new renewable support policies. As a researcher she has been involved in a number of Horizon 2020 research projects on smart cities, sustainable urban development and climate adaptation. Prior to her researcher career, she worked for different NGOs such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International on social and environmental issues. As a press officer of Greenpeace she developed special media campaigns to raise awareness about climate change and the importance of the renewable energy transition.
Gabriella.Doci@klimapolitika.com
.Gabriella Dóci is an organizational sociologist and an environmental policy advisor with expertise in renewable energy policy. She holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from VU University Amsterdam. Her research has studied the formation and organization of community-based, grassroots initiatives in the context of sustainability transitions; in the course of her PhD she published in high quality review journals. She counselled governmental officials at the Dutch Ministry of Interior in developing new renewable support policies. As a researcher she has been involved in a number of Horizon 2020 research projects on smart cities, sustainable urban development and climate adaptation. Prior to her researcher career, she worked for different NGOs such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International on social and environmental issues. As a press officer of Greenpeace she developed special media campaigns to raise awareness about climate change and the importance of the renewable energy transition.
Anna LÓRÁNT
Anna.Lorant@klimapolitika.com
Anna is an agricultural engineer and environmental economist by training who has been working on climate change related issues in various roles for almost 6 years.. She was part of both the Hungarian and Greek EU Presidency teams where she was involved in chairing the key climate policy expert group (Expert Group on Further Action) of the Council of the European Union. Since 2013 she has also been member of the international research community; her main interests include climate change adaptation and disaster risk financing in general and agricultural insurance schemes in particular. . Anna has been involved in several international projects, she contributed to the second National Climate Change Strategy of Hungary and more recently was member of the expert team that trained local Hungarian municipalities on the impacts of climate change and potential options of adaptation.
Anna is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics with a specialisation in economics of climate change. She is fluent in English.
Anna.Lorant@klimapolitika.com
Anna is an agricultural engineer and environmental economist by training who has been working on climate change related issues in various roles for almost 6 years.. She was part of both the Hungarian and Greek EU Presidency teams where she was involved in chairing the key climate policy expert group (Expert Group on Further Action) of the Council of the European Union. Since 2013 she has also been member of the international research community; her main interests include climate change adaptation and disaster risk financing in general and agricultural insurance schemes in particular. . Anna has been involved in several international projects, she contributed to the second National Climate Change Strategy of Hungary and more recently was member of the expert team that trained local Hungarian municipalities on the impacts of climate change and potential options of adaptation.
Anna is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics with a specialisation in economics of climate change. She is fluent in English.
Gergely GUBACSI - Klimapolitika external EUETS senior expert and managing director at Interzona Climate Change Advisory
gergo@interzona.hu, Gergely.Gubacsi@klimapolitika.com
Gergely has been active in the emissions trading business for the last 15 years providing consultancy services to installations, industry alliances and other private entities. He graduated as an economist (MSc) and started his career at Deloitte Ltd where he adopted Japanese efficiency improvement philosophies to refine the shop-floor operations of manufacturing companies. Later having been involved in heavy financial modeling of mobile operators, it wasn’t a big change to apply his modeling and project management capabilities and step into the climate change business in 2003.
Gergely’s own company, Interzona Climate Change Advisory and Management Consulting Ltd. was founded in 2005 to offer complex project management services including emission and allocation modelling, monitoring system design, custom application development to assist CO2 emissions reporting, GHG permitting and quota application to EUETS and Kyoto installations.
Gergely continues to provide installation level services through his own company, and at the same time contributes to Klimapolitika's policy advisory team with his in-depth EUETS installation level knowledge, thorough monitoring and reporting expertise and general consulting and project management skills.
gergo@interzona.hu, Gergely.Gubacsi@klimapolitika.com
Gergely has been active in the emissions trading business for the last 15 years providing consultancy services to installations, industry alliances and other private entities. He graduated as an economist (MSc) and started his career at Deloitte Ltd where he adopted Japanese efficiency improvement philosophies to refine the shop-floor operations of manufacturing companies. Later having been involved in heavy financial modeling of mobile operators, it wasn’t a big change to apply his modeling and project management capabilities and step into the climate change business in 2003.
Gergely’s own company, Interzona Climate Change Advisory and Management Consulting Ltd. was founded in 2005 to offer complex project management services including emission and allocation modelling, monitoring system design, custom application development to assist CO2 emissions reporting, GHG permitting and quota application to EUETS and Kyoto installations.
Gergely continues to provide installation level services through his own company, and at the same time contributes to Klimapolitika's policy advisory team with his in-depth EUETS installation level knowledge, thorough monitoring and reporting expertise and general consulting and project management skills.
Dorottya BAUER - Intern
Dorka.Bauer@klimapolitika.com
Dorka recently graduated from the University of Warwick, where she studied Politics and International Studies. She showed an early interest in environmental issues. She focused her degree on environmental politics; she wrote a research project and her dissertation about environmental refugees in the Pacific. Dorka participated actively in the university's sustainability activities; she was a member of Fossil Free Warwick, the speaker coordinator of the Warwick Climate Forum, and she was invited to different academic conferences of the university to speak about COP21. She started her career at at the Climate Reality Project Canada as a communications intern. Later on she joined the Sustainable Development Academy of the Regional Environmental Center, where she worked on the organization of the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Civil Forum. She has also set up her own project at the GREENWILL start-up, which encouraged university students to swap to more sustainable habits. In her free time she is a pro bono consultant for small organisations. As a Climate Reality Leader she organises public events on a monthly basis to promote the solutions to climate change. At the moment she is working on a project that prepares guidelines, which foster the implementation of sustainable habits into the daily practices of people working in different professions.
Dorka.Bauer@klimapolitika.com
Dorka recently graduated from the University of Warwick, where she studied Politics and International Studies. She showed an early interest in environmental issues. She focused her degree on environmental politics; she wrote a research project and her dissertation about environmental refugees in the Pacific. Dorka participated actively in the university's sustainability activities; she was a member of Fossil Free Warwick, the speaker coordinator of the Warwick Climate Forum, and she was invited to different academic conferences of the university to speak about COP21. She started her career at at the Climate Reality Project Canada as a communications intern. Later on she joined the Sustainable Development Academy of the Regional Environmental Center, where she worked on the organization of the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Civil Forum. She has also set up her own project at the GREENWILL start-up, which encouraged university students to swap to more sustainable habits. In her free time she is a pro bono consultant for small organisations. As a Climate Reality Leader she organises public events on a monthly basis to promote the solutions to climate change. At the moment she is working on a project that prepares guidelines, which foster the implementation of sustainable habits into the daily practices of people working in different professions.
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