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Dr. Gang He is an energy scholar, researcher, and teacher whose research focuses on the intersection of energy systems, climate policy, and sustainable development. He is an Associate Professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York. He also serves as Doctoral Faculty in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center, and is a Faculty Affiliate at the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research. He is the founding director of the Deep Energy and Climate Policy Lab, aiming at deep analysis and deep insights for deep decarbonization.His research explores how the world can achieve carbon neutrality by mid-century to address climate change, and how the clean energy transition can be made more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. His leading and collaborative work has appeared in high-impact interdisciplinary and field journals such as Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Energy, Nature Water, One Earth, Environmental Science and Technology, and Energy Policy. His research has been supported by a diverse range of sources, including federal and state agencies, NGOs, foundations, and industry partners. His work has been reported by leading platforms such as Nature, The Economist, The New York Times, Scientific American, Carbon Brief, National Geographic, and EE News. His work has informed policy discussions and processes. His research findings have been cited in notable reports by global institutions such as the IPCC(AR6), IIASA, World Bank, UNEP, IRENA, WTO, SEI, IISD, CSIS, and Brookings. He testified for the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and has advised the New York State Climate Action Council’s Scoping Plan. He has also been involved in the U.S.-China collaboration on energy and climate change as an expert member in the energy transition sub-working group of the U.S.-China Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s. He has been selected as Asia 21 Young Leaders (2007), Aspen Environment Forum Scholars (2011), Young Scholar of Institute for New Economic Thinking (2013), ITIF Energy Innovation Policy and Management Scholar (2019), Public Intellectuals Program Fellow (2025) of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and recognized as World’s Top 2% Scientists (2024, 2025) on the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List. He received his Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from University of California, Berkeley. He also holds an M.A. in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and a B.S. and M.S. in Geography from Peking University.
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