Selected as Public Intellectuals Program Fellow
Aug 13, 2025
Gang He, PhD
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 Assistant Professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY). 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 founder and director of the Deep Energy and Climate Policy Lab, aiming at deep analysis and deep insights for deep decarbonization.
He teaches Energy, Climate, and Society at the undergraduate level, and Energy and Climate Policy and Program Evaluation at the graduate level. He organizes the Climate Guest Speakers series which brings in experts and professionals to talk about climate challenges and solutions to inspire the next generation of climate leaders.
His leading and collaborative work has appeared in high-impact interdisciplinary and field journals such as Nature (Clean Energy Global Supply Chains), Nature Communications (Low-cost Renewable Implications, Battery Deployment Strategies), Nature Energy (Climate Impacts on Energy Systems), Nature Water (Electricity-Water-Carbon Nexus), One Earth (Just Coal Transition), Environmental Science & Technology (Power Systems Decarbonization Modeling), and Energy Policy (Offsetters’ Paradox and Carbon Markets).
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, Scientific American, Carbon Brief, National Geographic, and E&E 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.
He has been selected as Youth Delegate to UNFCCC CoP11 (2005), 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), and recognized as World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2024 on the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2024.
He has worked for the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University, and the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University. 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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