Scholars
Hyeyoung Sim
Greenpeace East Asia
Based in
Korea, South
Asia
Hyeyoung Sim is an applied social scientist examining the social and environmental impacts of climate policies, specifically adaptation, mitigation, decarbonization, and energy transitions, across East Asia. Currently serving as a Research Fellow at Greenpeace East Asia, her work evaluates how these policies intersect with Energy Justice and Just Transition frameworks. Her core research focuses on policy governance, burden distribution, and “Green Conflicts”, the tensions arising from renewable energy expansion. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, Hyeyoung investigates the on-the-ground consequences of climate strategies, from analyzing greening developmental states in the region to identifying critical service gaps for unseen vulnerable populations during climate disasters.
Country(ies) of Specialty
Japan Korea, South TaiwanFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Renewable energy Social movementsHow to Connect
Publications
Articles
Sim, Hyeyoung. “How Do Local Governments Decide Environmental Subsidy Budgets? City-County Differences in Electric Vehicle Purchase Subsidies” Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration 34.1 (2026): 289-317. DOI: 10.15301/jepa.2026.34.1.289
Sim, Hyeyoung. “Insights into Advancing Climate Finance Effectiveness: Analyzing Determinants of Heatwave Budgeting.” Public Financial Administration 5.3 (2025): 99-132.
Sim, Hyeyoung, and Sun-Jin Yun. “The heterogeneous impact of particulate matter on solar performance in a megacity: The case of Seoul.” Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 56 (2023): 103107. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2023.103107
Sim, Hyeyoung et al., “An Insight to Post-COVID Cities in Terms of City Resilience: Analysis of Mobility Trends during the Initial Stage of COVID-19” Journal of Korea Planning Association, 57(4) (2022) : 94-103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17208/jkpa.2022.08.57.4.94
Sim, Hyeyoung. “Optimal Location of Public Fast Chargers for Electric Vehicle Supply in Seoul” Journal of Climate Change Research 13(4) (2022): 283-298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15531/KSCCR.2022.13.4.511
Sim, Hyeyoung Sim et al., “A Study on Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping Based on Efficiency and Equity and Optimum Location Choice for Coolingfog in Seoul”, Seoul Studies, 21(4): 41-63. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23129/seouls.21.4.202012.41
Sun-Jin Yun, & Hyeyoung Sim, “Possibilities and Institutional Limits of Citizens’ Solar Power Cooperatives as a Strategic Niche for Energy Transition: Focusing on the Case of Seoul”, Space & Environment, 51: 140-178. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19097/kaser.2015.25.1.140