Dr Delton Chen

Dr. Delton Chen serves as Project Director for the Global Carbon Reward Initiative, focusing on citizen-led climate policy since January 2014, and is a Global Thought Leader for the Smart Cities Council since April 2024. As a Research Fellow at Project Drawdown since June 2015, Dr. Chen contributes to identifying solutions for achieving climate drawdown. Dr. Chen is also involved with The Climate Reality Project as a Climate Reality Presenter, advocating for urgent climate action. Additional expertise includes senior consulting in groundwater resource analysis and modeling, previously working as a Principal Groundwater Modeller at URS and a Senior Reservoir Engineer at Geodynamics Limited. Dr. Chen holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering focusing on Island Hydrogeology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Structural from The University of Queensland.