On 4 January 2024, Prof. QIU Yueming from the School of Public Policy of the University of Maryland visited our school and gave a lecture entitled "Equity and Distributional Considerations of Energy Transitions" to the students and faculty of the School at the “GeZhi” Economic Forum. 

Energy resources play a crucial role in combating climate change and meeting human needs. The transformation of energy systems not only creates the dilemma of unequal distribution among different sectors and consumer groups, but is itself affected by climate change, new energy technologies and government intervention. By assessing the equity issues in the energy transition process, Prof. QIU Yueming aims to help policymakers formulate energy policies that improve social welfare while avoiding inequities.

The lecture was hosted by Prof. SHAO Shuai, and attended by Associate Prof. YU Yadong and about 20 post-doctoral, doctoral and master's degree students from our institute. After the lecture, Prof. QIU Yueming had an in-depth discussion with some faculty members and students on the hot issues, latest progress and development direction of energy transition research.

Lecturer Profile: 

QIU Yueming is a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the U.S. Association for Energy Economics (USAEE). She specialises in using quasi-experimental and experimental methodologies, and is based on big data technologies to explore the interactions among consumer behaviours, energy technologies, and incentives, and received her Ph.D. at Stanford University and B.A. at Tsinghua University. She has been awarded the NSF CAREER Award and the APPAM World Citizen Award for Environmental Performance by the American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Her research achievements have been published on authoritative journals including Economics and Statistics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability as well as Nature Communications.