The Carbon Offset Association is a key platform dedicated to advancing Hong Kong's green economy and connecting with global markets. We strive to build a robust green economy supply chain, conduct in-depth policy research, and improve market mechanisms to position Hong Kong as Asia’s leading hub for green economy talent and the region’s largest green economy. Leveraging the strong support of our nation, we actively drive low-carbon transformation, foster international collaboration, and provide professional carbon reduction solutions for businesses, governments, and society. Our mission is to establish an innovation hub for green finance, clean energy, and eco-friendly technologies, working with all stakeholders to create a sustainable, low-carbon future.
Dr. Edmundo Castro Jiménez is a senior climate and sustainability professional, environmental economist, and agronomist with more than 30 years of experience. He specializes in greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, carbon neutrality strategies, carbon-offset project verification, and carbon removal technologies in agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU). He holds a PhD in Education (focusing on sustainable economics and environmental interactions) and a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics. He previously served as the Carbon Neutrality Program Coordinator at EARTH University in Costa Rica, where he successfully led the university in establishing an internationally accredited GHG verification body and trained over a thousand professionals. Furthermore, he is highly proficient in ISO 14064 and ISO/IEC 14065 international standards and has provided low-carbon supply chain and carbon neutrality consultancy to multinational corporations such as Bayer and San Francisco Bay Coffee.
