Happy studied law at the University of Johannesburg and is recognised by the British Council as a Global Change-maker and International Climate Champion. In 2013, he was part of the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans. He serves a Senior Technical Expert in SLYCAN Trust and is the former Greenpeace Africa senior political advisor on climate and energy. Currently, Happy is an official party delegate to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and negotiates various issues such as Paris Agreement implementation and Response Measures. Happy serves on the Paris Agreement Compliance Committee. He is a non-executive director in Mansa Advisory. He serves on various boards,including the Clean City SA board, as an independent non-executive board chairperson. Happy was a commissioner in the inaugural President's Coordinating Commission on Climate Change (PCC). Happy is currently Business Unity South Africa's head of Environment and Energy. He serves in the National Nuclear Regulator board as an ordinary board member.