Aki Kachi analyses trends and best practice in sustainable finance at NewClimate Institute currently with a focus on how the finance sector interacts with energy and land use systems. With more than a decade of experience in the climate policy field, Aki has contributed to and led a number of projects at the UNFCCC, EU, national and local levels. Particular areas of expertise include Paris-aligned investment decision making, MDB reform, climate finance mobilisation, climate risk analysis, carbon pricing, and carbon market mechanisms.

Aki has a background in international economics, natural resource management and political economy from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Utah, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques “Sciences Po” Rennes, and the Freie Universität Berlin.