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Junbo Chen

Associate Consultant

Brief info

Junbo is a Chemical Engineer and Computational Chemist with broad academic experience in chemistry and expertise in catalysis, electrochemistry, and solvation models. He has over 200 citations across high-impact peer-reviewed journals including ACS catalysis and Small.

Junbo established his career in academia with a number of successful collaborations with international research teams slated for publication in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. He has experience in independent research with a variety of fields of interests such as renewable energy, heterogenous catalyst design. He also has technical skills using high-performance computers and code-automation to generate, analyse and deliver to the targeted audience.

Junbo has recently transitioned his career into technical advisory consulting with a focus on emissions reduction strategy and compliance to reporting schemes such as NGERS and the Safeguard Mechanism. Junbo's expertise lies in providing valuable insights and guidance to organisations, ensuring they meet their sustainability goals while adhering to regulatory requirements.

Academic Qualifications: Bachelor Eng (Chemical Eng); Master of Science (Chemical Eng); PhD (Chemistry)

Address: Sydney
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What drives you? I am highly motivated by improving the connection to our environment based on data-driven research.

What projects do you work on that you love or are most passionate about and why? I enjoy providing solutions to complex and challenging problems. I also strive to deliver these outcomes in an easy-to-understand manner so the impact can reach a broader audience.

Career highlight/game changing project/something that made a big impact: One of the research projects that I worked on was to design a photocatalyst that could mimic the process of photosynthesis to convert atmospheric CO2 into chemical feedstock. This design procedure and outcome has been recognised by many researchers in improving the design and manufacturing of various photocatalysts.

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      ATIYAH

      CARBON NEUTRAL PRODUCT

      ​AWESOME STREETFOOD, ZERO CARBON – that’s Atiyah. With its launch in 2020, Atiyah became Australia’s first 100% renewable-run street food zero-carbon kitchen certified under Climate Active. Atiyah sets operational carbon efficiency benchmarks and raises awareness about the global warming impact of food choices. They even disclosed the footprint of every item on their menu to empower their customers’ low-carbon lifestyle. We assist ATIYAH with their carbon neutrality certification.

      ORIGIN

      CARBON NEUTRAL ORGANISATION & PRODUCT

      Responsible business is at the heart of what Intrepid does. Intrepid has been a pioneer in measuring and reporting carbon emissions since 2010. When it joined the Climate Active family in 2018, it became the largest global provider of carbon neutral certified travel adventures and the first company to voluntarily include all global operations in its certification.

      NEXTDC

      CARBON NEUTRAL ORGANISATION & PRODUCT NEXTDC are one of Australia‘s most trusted providers of data centre solutions. Since 2018 we’ve been assisting them with their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accounting and in March 2021, the company broke ground with the launch of NEXTneutral, an innovative Climate Active-compliant colocation opt-in program for their customers. Learn more.

      GOODMAN

      COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
      Goodman Group is an ASX20 global property expert in logistics and business space. It owns, develops and manages industrial property in 17 countries. We provide strategic advisory on Goodman’s operational GHG inventory and trajectory, the GHG intensity of its investment portfolio, net zero pathway and carbon neutral certification, as well as the renewable energy delivery strategy.

      ISPT

      PROPERTY FUND MANAGEMENT
      ISPT is one of Australia’s largest unlisted property fund managers, with over $11.9 billion of funds under management. We assist ISPT with its net zero pathway, land-based offset strategy as well as maintaining its carbon neutral certification. When ISPT joined the Climate Active network, it pioneered many concepts. It became the first participant under Climate Active to voluntarily include base building operations on all its owned and operated properties into its organisational certification and, as an industry first, procured 100% Australian Carbon Credit Offset Units (ACCUs).

      BHP

      METALS & MINING
      BHP is an ASX listed, world-leading resources company and are among the world’s top producers of major commodities, including iron ore, metallurgical coal and copper. They also have substantial interests in oil, gas and energy coal. We assist BHP comply with energy and greenhouse gas legislation and advise facilities on matters related to energy use and production emissions.

      Intrepid

      TRAVEL
      Intrepid Travel is the largest small group adventure travel company in the world. Responsible business is at the heart of what Intrepid does. We assist Intrepid with their Human Rights reporting obligations as well as many aspects of its GHG accounting and reporting. This includes its Science-based target (SBT), making them the first tour operator with approved SBT. When Intrepid joined the Climate Active family in 2018, it became the largest global provider of carbon neutral certified travel adventures and the first company to voluntarily include all global operations in its certification.

      LION

      BEVERAGES
      Lion is a global beverage company with a portfolio of brands in beer, cider, wine, spirits, seltzers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Lion has four large and four small Australian breweries, and its brands include XXXX, GOLD, Tooheys New, and Little Creatures. We assisted Lion to become Australia’s first large-scale brewer to be certified as carbon neutral under Climate Active in 2020.

      QANTAS Airline

      AIRLINE
      Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. We have worked with Qantas since 2016 on a variety of emissions reduction projects.

      ORICA

      METALS & MINING
      Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction, and a specialist provider of ground support services in mining and tunnelling. We assist Orica with their regulatory reporting such as NGERs and also carbon abatement projects.

      Fulton Hogan

      CONSTRUCTION
      Fulton Hogan has more than 80 years experience in the transport, water, energy, mining, civil construction and land development infrastructure in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
      We assist Fulton Hogan comply with NGER and NPI legislation for their extensive national operations. We work Fulton’s team to streamline reporting procedures to avoid duplicating data handling and transparently demonstrate data flows and aggregations.

      TOYOTA AUSTRALIA

      AUTOMOTIVE
      Toyota Australia was founded in 1963 and is one of Australia’s leading automotive companies. We have worked with Toyota since 2018 on many aspects of its GHG accounting, target setting, reduction initiatives, and reporting. We continue to inform strategic decisions around the contribution of the Australian business to the realisation of Toyota’s global Environmental Challenge 2050.

      H&H Group / Swisse Wellness

      CONSUMER GOODS
      H&H Group is a global health and nutrition company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Consumer brands include Biostime, Solid Gold Pet, Dodie, Good Goût, Aurelia Probiotic Skincare, CBII, and Swisse Wellness, a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand, born in Australia in 1969. We have been working with Swisse and the group on many aspects of its GHG accounting and reporting, including the ongoing management of its Climate Active certification.

      AGL ENERGY

      ENERGY
      AGL is one of Australia’s leading energy companies offering electricity, gas, solar and renewable energy services, plus internet and mobile plans. We have assisted AGL for over five years on a variety of activities including audit and assurance projects.

      VIVA ENERGY

      ENERGY
      Viva Energy is a leading energy company which supplies about a quarter of Australia’s fuel requirements. Viva Energy make, import, blend and deliver fuels, lubricants, solvents and bitumen through extensive national and international supply chains. We assist Viva Energy with a range of energy and greenhouse gas related projects. These include annual NGER reporting, Safeguard baseline setting, advice on Emission Reduction Fund opportunities and emission trajectories.