Emilie Becault

Emilie Becault is a seasoned professional in climate finance, sustainability, and environmental governance, currently serving as the Manager for Climate Finance for Cities, States & Regions (CSTaR) at CDP since July 2022. Previously, Emilie worked as a Sustainability Manager at Elemental RM, where responsibilities included developing and overseeing corporate sustainability strategies aimed at achieving carbon neutrality. Emilie's academic experience includes lecturing on Urban Environmental Governance at Lingnan University, where a course focused on environmental challenges in Hong Kong was designed and taught. Emilie's research background encompasses roles as Research Manager at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and as a Junior Researcher/Policy Analyst, with a focus on climate finance and various aspects of environmental politics. Earlier experience includes research and advocacy work at the International Federation for Human Rights and teaching French as a foreign language at the University of Chicago. Emilie holds multiple Master of Arts degrees in International Relations, Political Science, and Foreign Languages from distinguished universities.