Wang Xuan provides research and analysis on clean energy strategies to our China team, with a focus on demand response, renewable energy integration, air quality management, and distributed generation. As a member of our China team, she provides project management and research support, working closely with local government, RAP’s partner organizations, and research institutes.
Wang came to RAP in 2011 after an internship with the Energy Foundation China, where she served as a project associate working on energy efficiency projects in China’s industrial and buildings sectors.
Wang Xuan earned a master’s degree in sustainable development from Paris Dauphine University and a second master’s degree in energy economics and environmental politics from the National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (affiliated with the French Atomic Energy Commission). She also holds a bachelor’s degree in land management from China Agricultural University. In addition, Wang participates in cultural exchanges and related activities. She has worked with both Chinese and international nongovernmental organizations, including the French Community, the China Institute in Paris, the Chinese Federation for Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Centre of International Business Ethics in Beijing.
How Wang Xuan is Energizing Change
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How have RAP’s values shown up in your work?
I try to make tailored suggestions to the audience who is in the center of China's energy transition, help them learn from international experience and achieve decarbonization goals. In my daily work, I value the skills and knowledge brought by colleagues and partners, together we offer high quality energy policy analysis that addresses the regulatory, economic, environmental and equity challenges that China faces to improve its power system.
What is something that makes you feel hopeful about the future?
People around the world start to be more conscious of the consequences of global warming, many governments made commitments to fully decarbonize their economies in the foreseeable future. The power sectors move at a remarkable pace to integrate more renewables and implement energy efficiency policies. Great efforts at national and international level have been made to facilitate these changes.
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be traveling in the universe.