Climate Bulletin. Issue 41 (in Russian)

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.

Anzhela Shmakova Associate Researcher in Public International Law at Climate and Environment, the International and Comparative Law Research Center

Areas of professional expertise:

• Theory of general international law
• Customary international law
• International environmental law and climate change
• International investment law and arbitration.

In 2025 Anzhela graduated from the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University, where she received bachelor’s degrees in law.

From August to December 2024, she had been undertaking an internship at the International and Comparative Law Research Center. Previously, Anzhela was an assistant of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, where she worked on questions of representation of the Russian Federation in organizations of international trade law.

From January 2025, she is a permanent employee of the Climate and Environment division of the Center.

Fluent in Russian and English, as well as French at an intermediate level.