From Baku to Belém: COP30 Agenda

Alexandra Khlebnova Head of Climate and Environment, the International and Comparative Law Research Center

Professional interests:

• climate change and international law;
• just transition;
• environmental law;
• sustainable development.

Education

Financial University Under the Government of the Russian Federation, Bachelor of Law with Honours, 2014

RUDN University and Université Grenoble Alpes (France), Master of Law, double degree programme “International Protection of Human Rights”, 2022

Professional experience

April 2021 - August 2023
Deputy Head of UN Division, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

October 2014 - August 2019
Consultant in the International Legal Division of the Legal Office, Federal Financial Monitoring Service

Inga Kononovich Researcher in Climate Change Policy, the International and Comparative Law Research Center, Ph.D. in Economics

Professional interests:

• green economy;
• climate finance;
• carbon regulation;
• BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, regional integration.

Education

• Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Department of International Finance (postgraduate, 2020-2023);
• Université Grenoble Alpes, Master of Economics, double degree program “Development Economics”, 2020;
• Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, International Finance (Master’s degree with honors), 2018-2020;
• Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, International monetary and credit relations (Bachelor’s degree with honours), 2014-2018.

Professional experience

In the same year, she joined the Youth Expert Group and contributed to the BRICS Youth Energy Outlook 2025 as an expert on energy transition financing and access to critically important minerals for the energy transition. On 19 November 2025, presented the group’s report at a side event hosted by the Northern Forum, an international organisation of northern regions, at COP30 in Brazil.

In 2024, she defended her Ph.D. thesis on “The Formation of the Green Economy in Emerging Markets”. 

Prior to joining the ICLRC, she was responsible for monitoring and managing assets of mutual investment funds: at Tinkoff Capital LLC (2022–2023) and at Rosbank PJSC (2019–2021).

Inga coordinates the analysis and preparation of projects in the direction of green economy, climate regulation, and implementation of ESG principles. She participates in various Center's events.