Domagoj Barešić, UNF Director for Clean Shipping

Domagoj Barešić

Domagoj is the UN Foundation’s Director for Clean Shipping. His work focuses on maritime shipping at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity, regulatory developments, industry action, communities, seafarers, and ports. He has over 15 years of combined experience in environmental policy, energy systems, and maritime environmental developments. Domagoj is the lead author of numerous reports, white papers, and peer-reviewed publications exploring shipping’s distinctive role in global economic development, with particular emphasis on the sector’s energy transition and the international regulatory landscape shaping its impact on the marine environment. Before joining the UN Foundation, Domagoj worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University College London (UCL) Energy Institute. His career at UCL spanned more than a decade, during which time he worked to advance research into sustainable shipping. Domagoj focused on national and IMO regulatory developments, as well as socio-technical dynamics and energy systems analysis. Domagoj has also worked with several think tanks, industry organizations, and non-governmental actors to mobilize ambition, craft engagements, publish analysis, and deliver presentations, speeches, and lectures on clean shipping. Prior to joining UCL, Domagoj worked in the financial services sector as an energy analyst with a focus on energy commodities and clean energy projects. Domagoj holds a PhD in Energy and Transport from UCL, an MPhil in Environmental Policy, and an MA (Cantab)/BA (Hons) in Biological Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.