As Southeast Asia Lead, Phat oversees Climateworks Centre’s portfolio of programs and partnerships across the region, with a focus on fostering international collaboration towards the net zero transition.

An energy transition and decarbonisation specialist, Phat has more than a decade of experience working on climate change mitigation and energy in Southeast Asia. He came to Climateworks from the United Nations Development Programme, where he was Chief Technical Advisor for a program focused on enhancing climate resilience in Thailand.

He led programs for German International Development Agency and ASEAN Centre for Energy supporting the energy transition across Southeast Asia, and worked with the private sector in renewable energy business development throughout Lao PDR, Vietnam, Japan and Thailand.

Phat holds a master’s degree in physical geography and quaternary geology from Stockholm University, Sweden, with a specialisation in Land and Water Management and Environmental Economics.