Martina Chow

Policy Analyst

Martina is a Policy Analyst with AIGCC’s Just Transition Working Group. She is based out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She brings over five years of experience in climate and clean energy policy spanning academia, philanthropy, think tanks, and impact consulting. Before joining AIGCC, Martina was a researcher and fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, where she focused on energy equity and energy affordability. She also worked with The Rockefeller Foundation’s Power and Climate team, supporting their initiatives on energy access and coal decommissioning in emerging markets. Prior to that, she spent three years at Economist Impact — the research arm of the Economist Group — where she led research and policy advisory projects for governments, corporations and international organizations, and specialised in developing global indices to track progress on food systems, just transitions, and water security. Earlier in her career, she advised on blended climate finance transactions at Globalfields, a boutique green financing consulting firm based out of London.

Martina holds a Master of Public Administration in Climate, Energy, Environment and Data Analytics from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Early Planning for a Just Transition is Crucial for Asian Policymakers and Investors

24 September 2025

New analysis from AIGCC urges early, place-based planning that integrates climate adaptation and mitigation measures to attract stable, long-term private capital. Policy baseline study explores how place-based just transitions are unfolding in four key Asian markets: Japan, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Place-Based Just Transition: Policy Baseline and Case Studies

Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | Just Transition Working Group | September 2025

This report examines place-based just transition perspectives emerging in four Asian markets — India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan — each with distinct policy baselines, institutional capacities and labour market dynamics. It offers investors and policymakers an overview of the social transition aspects and nuances in Asian markets as they transition towards a greener economy.

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