Climate Week - Emerging synergies between national and corporate transition planning: Spotlight on Korea

The TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) co-hosted a hybrid event along with the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx) and the Institute of Green Transformation (IGT), as part of 2026 UN Climate Change Climate Week 3 and Korea Green Transformation (K-GX) International Week in Yeosu, Korea and online on 23 April 2026.

Following opening remarks by Yong-seok Oh, Deputy Director at IGT, Antonina Scheer set the scene with a foundational research presentation on Korea’s climate policies and finance, comparing the country’s climate action with its regional peers. She also reviewed the progress of major Korean companies in their net zero transition while highlighting key best practices and recommendations.

The findings from the academic research, coupled with views from policymakers, academic and market practitioners on the panel served to nurture an important public dialogue between decision makers involved in financing national and corporate climate action. The panel consisted of:

• Louise Kim, Director, Sustainable Solutions Group APAC, ING Bank
• Seon Ah Oh, Lead Researcher, Transition Finance, IGT
• Jaehoon Park, Director, Industrial Finance Division, Financial Policy Bureau, Financial Services Commission, Republic of Korea
• Rob Patalano, Executive Director and Professor in Practice at CETEx (moderator)

The engaging session was followed by a press briefing with two Korean journalists from Biz Hankook and Dailian, the coverage of which can be found below with a translated version in English. It was an opportunity for the TPI Centre to introduce its corporate and sovereign assessments to the general public, including the media, in Korea, as well as UNFCCC Climate Week participants.

• Biz.Hankook articles: 23 April 2026 and 28 April 2026 in Korean (English translation below)

• Dailian articles: 24 April 2026, 25 April 2026 and 27 April 2026 in Korean (English translation below)

The event was made possible with support from the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, Republic of Korea.