Hanna Hakko
Senior Associate
Hanna Hakko is E3G’s Senior Associate based in Helsinki, focusing on Japan’s coal phase-out, power sector decarbonisation and energy diplomacy.
Hanna closely monitors Japan’s national climate and energy policies as well as its overseas involvement in the energy sector, especially in the Asian region. She works with a wide range of diplomatic stakeholders, civil society, private sector and academia to develop pathways for Japan to shift from fossil fuel reliance to a sustainable energy system. Besides her daily collaboration with various players in Japan, she advises international partners on Japan’s climate and energy issues.
Before joining E3G, Hanna worked for nine years in various environmental civil society organizations as a campaigner and project leader, as well as the research institute Finnish Environment Institute. Civil society movements she coordinated have e.g. led to the adoption of the Climate Act in Finland, and the decision to phase out a coal power plant in the capital Helsinki. During her stay in Japan, Hanna worked on shifting the Japanese private finance from coal to clean, collaborating with private sector stakeholders.
Hanna has previously served as a city councillor in the city council of Tampere from 2012 to 2017.
Hanna holds a master’s degree from the University of Tampere, majoring in Regional Studies and Environmental Policy.
Hanna lived in Japan for five years from 2018 to 2022, and now visits semi-regularly, with her base in Japan located in Yokohama. In her free time she likes to read, study Japanese and play tennis. She holds a rank in iaido, one of the traditional Japanese martial arts.
Hanna closely monitors Japan’s national climate and energy policies as well as its overseas involvement in the energy sector, especially in the Asian region. She works with a wide range of diplomatic stakeholders, civil society, private sector and academia to develop pathways for Japan to shift from fossil fuel reliance to a sustainable energy system. Besides her daily collaboration with various players in Japan, she advises international partners on Japan’s climate and energy issues.
Before joining E3G, Hanna worked for nine years in various environmental civil society organizations as a campaigner and project leader, as well as the research institute Finnish Environment Institute. Civil society movements she coordinated have e.g. led to the adoption of the Climate Act in Finland, and the decision to phase out a coal power plant in the capital Helsinki. During her stay in Japan, Hanna worked on shifting the Japanese private finance from coal to clean, collaborating with private sector stakeholders.
Hanna has previously served as a city councillor in the city council of Tampere from 2012 to 2017.
Hanna holds a master’s degree from the University of Tampere, majoring in Regional Studies and Environmental Policy.
Hanna lived in Japan for five years from 2018 to 2022, and now visits semi-regularly, with her base in Japan located in Yokohama. In her free time she likes to read, study Japanese and play tennis. She holds a rank in iaido, one of the traditional Japanese martial arts.
