Sébastien Paquot
Head of Unit, Task Force international carbon pricing and markets diplomacy, European Commission, DG CLIMA
After working 10 years in the private sector in several marketing and innovation positions Sebastien Paquot joined the European Commission in DG Environment with focus on Circular Economy. In 2017 he became adviser to the Director General of DG Environment before joining the Private Office of Commissioner Vella. He then joined the EU Delegation in China in September 2019 as Head of Section for Environment and Climate. He returned to DG CLIMA in September 2022 to work on Climate Finance and became Head of the Task Force for international carbon pricing and markets diplomacy in April 2024.
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Event
18 June 2026
The coalition of the willing: a joint effort to fight climate change
Closed-door conference and public panel on International Climate Finance