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Jinsu Park

Jinsu Park

Senior Researcher / Co-founder (Finance & Economy)

Jinsu is an environmental and climate researcher specialising in quantitative modelling. Dedicated to creating a sustainable future, Jinsu is passionate about bridging the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical solutions. Jinsu enjoys hiking, exploring during the summer, and meeting new people.

Research topics
Emissions TradingIndustry TransitionSteel

◆ Reports

Published reports

Feb 2026PetrochemicalsEnergy policy and petrochemical transition: cost is in energy, not constructionMixed-integer optimisation model showing that energy prices—not capex—determine petrochemical decarbonisation costs.60ppJinsu Park
Feb 2026PetrochemicalsGlobal decarbonisation policies: lessons for Korea's petrochemical industryPolicy lessons from Germany, Japan, and the EU for Korea's petrochemical sector decarbonisation.52ppJinsu ParkSolutions for Our Climate
Jan 2026Steel & Heavy IndustrySpeed creates economic value: socioeconomic benefits of Korea's low-carbon steel transitionInput-output analysis showing that faster steel decarbonisation creates more GDP and jobs than delayed transition—reframing the low-carbon transition as an economic opportunity.64ppJinsu Park, Joowon KweonSolutions for Our Climate
Oct 2025Renewable Energy·Energy SystemsAgrivoltaic, the baseload for decarbonised distributionSix site typologies across Jeolla and Gyeongsang. How co-locating solar with agriculture supplies distributed baseload while preserving farmland productivity.84ppSanghyun Hong, Sojin Jun, Jinsu Park
Sep 2025Energy SystemsDemand falls, capacity remains: Korea's LNG terminal stranded asset warningQuantifying the asset risk in Korea's LNG terminal expansion against falling demand projections.56ppJinsu ParkSolutions for Our Climate
Jul 2025Steel & Heavy IndustryGwangyang Blast Furnace #2: extending life, delaying carbon neutralityCost and emissions implications of life-extension vs. early retirement and DRI conversion.42ppJinsu ParkSolutions for Our Climate
May 2025Hydrogen·Steel & Heavy IndustryHydrogen-based steel: green hydrogen procurement strategies for KoreaPathways and procurement structures to localise hydrogen DRI for Korean steelmakers.71ppJinsu ParkSolutions for Our Climate
Apr 2025Shipping & MaritimeCarbon lock-in: international shipping's decarbonisation delayedQuantitative analysis of fuel transition pathways and how LNG expansion risks structural carbon lock-in in international shipping.58ppHyeryoun Chi, Jinsu Park, Sanghyun HongSolutions for Our Climate
Sep 2024MethaneKorea's 2030 methane reduction roadmap: enough to limit 1.5°C?Assessment of whether Korea's 30% methane reduction target by 2030 aligns with long-term carbon neutrality and 1.5°C pathways.48ppJinsu Park, Sanghyun HongSolutions for Our Climate
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