Team
We have different professional backgrounds and experiences, and we are here to come together based on our recognition of the vision of REEI. After years of running-in, we have formed a team of partners who care about each other's growth, are willing to help and share, like to think and challenge, and an open and diverse work environment.
Ms. Wang has more than 20 years of experience in communications and management in the non-profit sector and has worked for many famous media institutions, international NGOs, foundations, and research institutions. She worked as a Public Information and Partnership Development Consultant for the UNESCO Beijing office. She graduated from Renmin University of China with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and the University of Stirling with a master’s degree in Media Management. She is a Chevening Scholar.
Dr. Yang is an expert on energy and climate change. He has worked on China's sustainable energy strategy and policy for more than four decades and has extensive research experience in energy conservation in the building, industrial, and transportation sectors, low-carbon cities, electricity and renewable energy, and climate change. Prior to joining REEI, he was Senior Advisor on Energy, Environment, and Climate Change at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Dr. Yang was Director of Global Climate Solutions at WWF's International Headquarters and Vice President of the Energy Foundation and Chief Representative of the Energy Foundation's Beijing Office. He also worked for the Energy Research Institute of the State Planning Commission in China and for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University and his B.S. in Physics from Jilin University.
Mr. Zheng’s work focuses on policy analysis on China’s climate and energy policies, and corporate sustainable development. He has spent over ten years working at international and local NGOs, including WWF-China, China Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology, and Natural Resources Defense Council. Earlier, he worked with consulting and market research firms to provide strategy and market development services to government agencies and business clients. He has a BS in Engineering from Harbin Engineering University and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.
Before joining REEI, Mr. Chen was a project manager working on the China Coal Consumption Cap Plan and Policy Research Project in NRDC's Beijing office. Previously, he also worked as VP for China5e, an energy consulting company, and was in charge of the management of the company. He holds a BA in Physics from Wuhan University and an MBA from Peking University.
Mr. Kang is mainly responsible for research and project management in China's power sector, working on the topics of the clean energy transition, power system reform, climate and environmental policies.
Previously, Mr. Kang worked in the Natural Resources Defense Council and State Power Investment Corporation, researching energy policy and the energy economy. He has presided over and participated in many research projects commissioned by NDRC, NEA, World Bank, UK PSF, etc. He has published many papers in famous international journals such as Nature Communication, Energy, Energy Policy and China Energy. Many media outlets have reported his research achievements, including China Energy News, Caijing, and Energy Observer, and he was interviewed exclusively by Southern Weekly. He has a Ph.D. in Techno-Economics and Management from North China Electric Power University (Beijing).
Wu Di's primary areas of work include the transition and optimization of China's coal-fired power industry, the construction of new power systems, provincial and municipal power development planning, and clean and low-carbon energy transition. During his time at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), he advocated for reducing coal and oil consumption in China and was responsible for overall communication strategies and plans. Wu Di has undertaken several research projects commissioned by central government agencies such as the NDRC and NEA. He has also published multiple articles in influential media outlets, such as Caijing, Caixin, and The Paper. He holds a dual master's degree in Public Affairs and Environmental Science from Indiana University Bloomington, with a major focus on energy.
Zhu Hong is working on de-carbonization and green development of energy-consuming industries, carbon neutrality of energy enterprises, and "Belt & Road" green development research, aiming to promote energy efficiency improvement and energy structure transformation for key energy-consuming industries to help China achieve carbon emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. Prior to the current work, Zhu Hong took responsibilities at Apparel Impact Institute, an international NGO as a global accelerator of industry sustainable development, for green supply chain programs’ research, design and scaling-up implementation. These programs helped manufacturers obtain energy and water efficiency improvement, GHG emission reduction, and chemical & wastewater management optimization. Zhu Hong once worked in China Metallurgical Group Corporation (for short MCC) and China Classification Society Industrial Corporation (for short CCSI) over 20 years focusing on corporate energy efficiency, strategic planning, etc., with rich Chinese industry and enterprise experiences.
Zhu Hong has an energy background, received an engineering Bachelor from Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China, a Master of Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University, UK.,and a senior engineer qualification.
Wang Qianyu focus on energy conservation and carbon reduction research in the transportation sector such as road transportation, aviation, shipping, and non-road mobile machinery. She has previously assisted in climate and energy policy projects at the Natural Resources Defense Council and participated in urban and transportation sustainability projects at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.
Wang Qianyu holds a Master’s degree in Engineering in Urban and Transportation Planning from Waseda University in Japan.
Wang Keke mainly works on research and project management on topics related to low carbon transition in the power sector, renewable energy policies, and carbon neutral strategies. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Management from the University of Hong Kong.
In the past four years, she has focused on the research work of carbon pricing and energy transformation, and supported the research, administration and external communication of projects in multiple fields of the institution, mainly including energy transformation and carbon pricing, low emission transportation, sustainable management of urban solid waste and green medicine. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Liaoning University and a master's degree in environmental sustainable development from the University of Edinburgh, UK.