Dr. Yu is a research scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute and an associate research scholar at the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS). Dr. Yu is an expert in energy and environmental issues, with a focus on climate finance, energy and climate policies, sectoral decarbonization pathways, and smart cities. She leads research on net-zero carbon buildings and industry decarbonization. Dr. Yu also leads the development and application of a state-of-art integrated assessment model with subnational details in China (GCAM-China). At CGS, Dr. Yu co-leads the China research portfolio.
Dr. Yu has a decade of experience in developing and implementing clean energy policies in China, India, Vietnam, Pakistan, and ASEAN countries. She led collaborative research under the U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group and U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership and with governments, researchers, and businesses to advance energy policies in various regions. She holds an MS and PhD in Energy Policy from the University of Maryland.
- Climate change mitigation; sustainable finance; energy & environmental policy; integrated assessment modeling
The China Program at CGS integrates scientific research, education, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement to help understand and inform the development and deployment of China’s climate, energy, and environment strategies across international, national, and local contexts.
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School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Haewon McJeon, Jiehong Lou, Sha Yu, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Maria Borrero, Claire Squire
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Other Authors: Yang Ou, Allen A. Fawcett, James R. McFarland, Matthew Binsted, Claire Fyson, Andreas Geiges, Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga, Matthew J. Gidden, Niklas Höhne, Louise Jeffery, Takeshi Kuramochi, Jared Lewis, Malte Meinshausen, Zebedee Nicholls, Pralit Patel, Shaun Ragnauth, Joeri Rogel J., Stephanie Waldhoff
School Authors: Leon Clarke, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, James 'Jae' Edmonds, Sha Yu, Alicia Zhao
Other Authors: Cornelia Auer, Ryan Barrett, Antoine Boirard, Renaud Concordet, Jérôme Hilaire, Otso Manninen, Thessa Beck, David Bresch, Christoph Bertram, Molly Charles, Dawn Holland, Ian Hurst, Elmar Kriegler, Chahan Kropf, Iana Liadze, Theresa Löber, Franziska Piontek, Jihoon Min, Edo Schets, Inga Sauer, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bas van Ruijven
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Other Authors: Diyang Cui, Arijit Sen, Kaihui Song, Junjie Kang, Fuqiang Yang, Jiahai Yuan, Weirong Zhang
School Authors: Sha Yu
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School Authors: Jiehong Lou, Sha Yu, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Jiawei Song, Jessica Frech
School Authors: Leon Clarke, Sha Yu, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman, Jiehong Lou
Other Authors: Jiawei Song, Sha Fu, Xuan Du, Zhenhua Feng, Xuecheng Wang, Lingyan Chen, Zhuoxiang Yang, Junling Liu, Li Yang, Nicklas Forsell, Fei Guo, Volker Krey, Minpeng Chen, Ke Wang, Qimin Chai, Qiang Zhang
School Authors: Sha Yu, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Haewon McJeon, Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke
Other Authors: Brinda Yarlagadda
School Authors: Sha Yu, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Haewon McJeon, Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke
Other Authors: Brinda Yarlagadda
School Authors: Sha Yu, Christina Bowman
Other Authors: John O'Neill , Jiawei Song
School Authors: Shannon Kennedy, Sha Yu, Jiawei Song
Other Authors: John O'Neill
School Authors: Leon Clarke, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, James 'Jae' Edmonds, Sha Yu
Other Authors: Thomas Allen, Cornelia Auer, Ryan Barrett , Christoph Bertram, Antoine Boirard, Stephane Dees, Jerome Hilaire, Elmar Kriegler, Theresa Lober, Jihoon Min, Franziska Piontek, Joeri Rogelj, Edo Schets, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bas van Ruijven, Cristina Angelico, Rie Asakura, Ivan Faiella, Philipp Haenle, Craig Johnston, Federico Lubello, Simone Russo
School Authors: James 'Jae' Edmonds, Sha Yu, Haewon McJeon, Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Leon Clarke
Other Authors: Dirk Forrister, Joseph Aldy, Stephanie Waldhoff, Stefano De Clara, Clayton Munnings
