Head of the Committee for carbon markets and emissions trading
Karlo Beljan is a professor at the University of Zagreb, specialising in natural resource economics, forest and environmental economics and investments in the forestry sector. He holds a PhD in forest capital valuation and risk management and has established his academic profile through research on the cost of capital in forestry, investment potential of forests, and the capital-market performance of forestry companies worldwide. He teaches courses on emissions trading and environmental policy economics. He is the author of more than thirty peer-reviewed scientific papers indexed in international databases and has presented at numerous international conferences.
His work is focused on the economics of climate change, particularly emissions trading systems (ETS) and carbon taxation, carbon market linkage, Article 6 mechanisms, land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), as well as certification and verification methodologies for forest carbon credits. He is particularly engaged in analysing the functioning of emissions markets, carbon price dynamics and differences between carbon markets, integrity of carbon units and the prevention of double counting. His research and advisory work also include the application of monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements and the assessment of opportunities for linking the EU carbon market with other systems worldwide. In parallel, he is further developing expertise in ESG standards and sustainable finance.
He is the founder and director of CCK · Carbon Consultation with Karlo, an independent advisory practice working with public and private sector clients on green finance, carbon markets, forest carbon credits and decarbonisation strategies.
In his role as Head of the Committee on Carbon Markets and Emissions Trading at IICA, he contributes to the Committee’s work on carbon market development, supports the preparation of expert recommendations and participates in advisory activities on economic instruments for decarbonisation.
Alongside his academic work, he is engaged in professional and socially beneficial initiatives. He is a member of Matica hrvatska (Economic Section) and the Croatian Forestry Society.