ASIA/PACIFIC BUSINESS OUTLOOK CONFERENCE
EXPANDING YOUR ASIA PACIFIC
KNOWLEDGE, CONTACTS AND PROFITS
APRIL 8-9, 2013
LOS ANGELES
Yufu Cheng
China Country Director, R20: Regions of Climate Change
Beijing and Los Angeles
Dr. Yufu Cheng is China Country Director for R20: Regions of Climate Actions, Chaired by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Together with R20 team, members and partners, Dr. Cheng is working with Chinese Central Governments, Subnational Governments, Technology, Policy and Investing Partners to identify and implement the effective low carbon projects in China. He also works with key stakeholders in Chinese National and Regional Governments, especially from National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and their regional offices, for the capacity building in low carbon economy and environment protection for China. He is also a visiting professor at School of Environment and Energy of Peking University.
Before joining R20, he was the Senior Vice President of the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET). He has worked in research, education, standards and policies, capacity building, project development with colleagues and international leading partners on effective solutions on combating Climate Challenges since 1995. He has built extensive working relationship with different stakeholders (e.g. governmental agencies, private sectors, foundations, NGOs and research communities) to work together in developing effective low carbon projects, especially in Green Energy and Energy Efficiency areas (e.g. LED lights). Dr. Cheng conducted climate change research in China, the United States, Mexico, and the Arctic Region. He is active in environmental outreach and education and has been interviewed by major Medias (e.g. Los Angeles Times and Chinese Central TV (CCTV)) and has been invited to speak at major international environmental conferences, such as United Nations’ Global Climate Change Conferences in Copenhagen, Tianjin and Cancun, Governor’s Climate Summit (2008, 2009, and 2010), and Climate Summit in China hosted by thirteen Chinese Ministries.
He serves as expert committee member on several international conferences, as an associate editor for Carbon Management Journal and deputy secretary general at American Chinese Trade and Investment Association. Dr. Cheng received his Ph.D. in Ecology from joint Doctoral Program between the University of California at Davis and San Diego State University in 2003, Master Degree of Ecology from Chinese Academy of Forestry in 1998 and Bachelor Degree of Biological Sciences from Anhui Normal University in 1995.
Before joining R20, he was the Senior Vice President of the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET). He has worked in research, education, standards and policies, capacity building, project development with colleagues and international leading partners on effective solutions on combating Climate Challenges since 1995. He has built extensive working relationship with different stakeholders (e.g. governmental agencies, private sectors, foundations, NGOs and research communities) to work together in developing effective low carbon projects, especially in Green Energy and Energy Efficiency areas (e.g. LED lights). Dr. Cheng conducted climate change research in China, the United States, Mexico, and the Arctic Region. He is active in environmental outreach and education and has been interviewed by major Medias (e.g. Los Angeles Times and Chinese Central TV (CCTV)) and has been invited to speak at major international environmental conferences, such as United Nations’ Global Climate Change Conferences in Copenhagen, Tianjin and Cancun, Governor’s Climate Summit (2008, 2009, and 2010), and Climate Summit in China hosted by thirteen Chinese Ministries.
He serves as expert committee member on several international conferences, as an associate editor for Carbon Management Journal and deputy secretary general at American Chinese Trade and Investment Association. Dr. Cheng received his Ph.D. in Ecology from joint Doctoral Program between the University of California at Davis and San Diego State University in 2003, Master Degree of Ecology from Chinese Academy of Forestry in 1998 and Bachelor Degree of Biological Sciences from Anhui Normal University in 1995.