ABOUT US
Overview
The Climate and Energy Policy & Strategy (CEPS) Research Group at KAIST is a multidisciplinary hub of inquiry and innovation dedicated to the grand challenges of climate change and energy transition. Anchored in analytical rigor and advanced quantitative modeling, CEPS synthesizes insights from economics, policy, engineering, and management to generate knowledge that is both academically robust and societally relevant. By bridging disciplinary boundaries, the group seeks to illuminate pathways where scholarship, strategy, and practice converge to shape a more sustainable future.
MISSON
CEPS is guided by a dual mission: to advance frontier research at the intersection of climate, energy, and sustainability, and to translate this research into purposeful contributions to national and global decarbonization efforts. The group is committed to intellectual excellence, open and collaborative scholarship, and the pursuit of knowledge that does not remain in theory but actively informs decision-making. Through dialogue across disciplines and engagement with policymakers, businesses, and civil society, CEPS positions itself as both a thought leader in academic discourse and a partner in crafting real-world solutions to the climate crisis.
RESEARCH FOCUS
CEPS research is organized around three interlinked pillars:
Integrated Policy and Technology Assessments
Integrated Policy and Technology Assessments — employing rigorous modeling frameworks to evaluate the effectiveness, trade-offs, and synergies of climate and energy technologies and policies, with an emphasis on system-level interactions.
Demand-Side Solutions for a Net-Zero Future
Demand-Side Solutions for a Net-Zero Future — examining how behavioral, digital, and structural innovations can transform energy use, unlock demand-side flexibility, and enable deep integration of renewable energy and electric mobility into complex energy systems.
Sustainable Finance and Climate Risk Assessments
Sustainable Finance and Climate Risk Assessments — investigating how financial systems, ESG reporting, and institutional governance can be reconfigured to integrate climate risk, align incentives, mobilize capital, and accelerate long-term sustainability transitions.
Through these pillars, CEPS pursues a research agenda that is intellectually rigorous, multidisciplinary by design, and oriented toward purpose. By producing insights that speak to both scholarship and practice, CEPS aspires to influence the trajectory of climate and energy transitions in Korea and beyond.
PROJECT
Government, Industry, NGO Collaboration Projects
We collaborate with the government ministries, industries, and NGOs through various projects, including
“DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-CARBON TRANSITION SCENARIOS AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS,” KOREA-EU COLLABORATION RESEARCH PROGRAM, NATIONAL RESERACH FOUNDATION OF KOREA, R&D GRANT (2020-2023)
“MAKING SENSE OF CONSUMER RESPONSE TO ELECTRICITY TIME-OF-USE PRICING,” KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION (2022-)
“PROJECTING NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY IN KOREA,” KOREA POWER EXCHANGE (KPX) R&D GRANT (2021-2022)
“ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL RISK OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON KOREA’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR” & “DEVELOPMENT OF GCAM-KAIST1.0 NATIONAL INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODEL,” PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY’S JGCRI (2021-PRESENT)
“INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF A LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY,” SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CLIMATE, R&D GRANT (2020-2021)
“THE ROLE OF AI IN GIG ECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON RIDER’S PRODUCTIVITY AND LABOR SUPPLY” & “ASSESSING THE VALUE OF ANCHOR STORES IN MOBILE DELIVERY PLATFORMS,” VROONG (2021-2023)
“ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A DEMAND-RESOURCE BIDDING MARKET” & “THE VALUE OF IMPROVING THE PREDICTION ACCURACY OF RENEWABLES GENERATION,” KOREA POWER EXCHANGE (2018-2020)
“HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION UNDER DYNAMIC PRICING AND THE ROLE OF INFORMATION” & “AIR POLLUTION AND HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION,” ENCORED TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (2017-2020)
“EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION FEEDBACK ON THE DEMAND RESPONSE OF ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS UNDER DYNAMIC PRICING,” NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KOREA, MID-CAREER RESEARCH GRANT (2017-2019)
“A FIELD EXPERIMENT OF PEAK-TIME REBATE ON SMALL COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS,” KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION (2017-2019)
“DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED TOP-DOWN & BOTTOM-UP SYSTEM FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION IN KOREA,” KOREA ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, R&D GRANT (2014-2020)
