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Anindya Bhattacharya

Fellow

Anindya Bhattacharya

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy planning and policy; climate mitigation and adaptation; climate finance; macroeconomic impact assessment; energy systems modelling.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy securityFinance & InvestmentGlobal
Anita Prakash Tripathi

Fellow

Anita Prakash Tripathi

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: trade and global value chains, regional connectivity, inclusive trade, economic infrastructure, Indo-Pacific economic architecture and critical-minerals supply chains.

Critical mineralsGeopoliticsSupply chainsGlobalPacificSouth AsiaSoutheast Asia
Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay

Fellow

Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: development economics; sustainable development; climate and infrastructure finance; central banking; regional cooperation; financial-sector development and financial inclusion.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationFinance & InvestmentGlobalSouth AsiaSoutheast Asia
Chin-Hsien Yu

Core Team

Chin-Hsien Yu

Partnerships and Programme Development Lead; IETS Fellow

Key areas of Expertise: Climate change; climate finance; energy and environmental economics; sustainable development; climate and energy policy.

Economics, Markets and FinanceFinance and InvestmentStakeholder Engagement and Capacity BuildingClimate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy transitionFinance & InvestmentBelt and Road countriesChinaGlobal
Chokan Laumulin

Fellow

Chokan Laumulin

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: sustainable energy; fundamental science and innovation policy; technology-based development; critical minerals; industry and modernisation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

Energy securityGrid integrationCentral Asia
Elena Reshetova

Fellow

Elena Reshetova

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: global gas and LNG markets; European power and carbon markets; strategic scenario development and foresight; geopolitical and geoeconomic risk.

Carbon marketsEnergy securityGeopoliticsEuropeGlobal
Elspeth Thomson

Core Team

Elspeth Thomson

Senior Publications Editor, IETS

Key areas of expertise: china's energy sector; economic geography; energy-policy research; editorial support for energy researchers across Asia.

GeopoliticsAustraliaGlobal
Ganbat Enkhbayar

Fellow

Ganbat Enkhbayar

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: thermal power generation; power-system operations; energy efficiency; renewable-energy integration; smart grids; energy-sector project management.

Energy securityEnergy storageGrid integrationCentral Asia
Hisashi Yoshikawa

Fellow

Hisashi Yoshikawa

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy and climate policy, energy security, technological innovation, international energy governance, nuclear policy and energy geopolitics, with particular attention to Japan and East Asia.

Huanxiu Guo

Core Team

Huanxiu Guo

Program Lead, Carbon Markets and Green Finance; IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: Energy transition; energy security; oil and gas markets; energy policy; international energy cooperation; China energy policy

Economics, Markets and FinanceFinance and InvestmentCarbon marketsFinance & InvestmentInternational CooperationBelt and Road countriesChinaEurope
Jakhongir Movlanov

Fellow

Jakhongir Movlanov

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: remote sensing; geochemistry; GIS; geological mapping; deep geological structures and critical-mineral exploration.

Electricity marketsEnergy transitionGrid integrationCentral Asia
Jiahai Yuan

Fellow

Jiahai Yuan

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: sustainable-energy transition; renewable power-system resilience; coal-power transition; economic, regulatory, policy and social dimensions of China's energy transition.

Electricity marketsEnergy securityGrid integrationAustraliaChina
Jian YU

Core Team

Jian Yu

Project Lead, Fossil Fuels Transition; IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy transition; energy economics; macroeconomic development; energy regulation; high-quality economic development and sustainable growth.

Economics, Markets and FinanceModelling and Data AnalyticsEnergy transitionFossil Fuel TransitionChina
Jun Roberto Lozano

Fellow

Juan Roberto LOZANO-MAYA

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy-transition governance, power systems and energy policy, international cooperation and institutional partnerships, with regional experience covering Mexico, Latin America, North America and Asia-Pacific cooperation.

Electricity marketsEnergy securityGlobal
Laurence Delina

Fellow

Laurence L. Delina

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy justice and insecurity; just energy transitions; decarbonisation pathways; energy resilience; climate and energy governance.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy securityEnergy transitionAustraliaGlobalSoutheast Asia
Yuen Yoong Leong

Fellow

Leong Yuen Yoong

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: decarbonisation and re-carbonisation; systems thinking; advanced modelling; evidence-based policy; sustainability strategy; ASEAN and Borneo regional initiatives.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy securityGrid integrationSoutheast Asia
Maggie Xin Zheng

Core Team

Maggie Xin Zheng

Director; Head of Corporate and Administrative Affairs

Key areas of expertise: Energy data Analysis; Oil and gas; Petroleum indusries

Energy transitionFossil Fuel TransitionAustraliaChinaSoutheast Asia
Maxensius Tri Sambodo

Fellow

Maxensius Tri Sambodo

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy transition; political economy; public policy; electricity reform; renewable energy; energy poverty; low-carbon development; coal transition in Indonesia and ASEAN.

Electricity marketsEnergy securityEnergy transitionSoutheast Asia
Noppy Sasaki

Fellow

Nophea (Noppy) Sasaki

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: carbon accounting and project development; forest carbon; climate finance; nature-based solutions; ESG reporting; AI and digital tools for sustainability.

Carbon marketsESGGlobal
Peng WANG

Fellow

Peng Wang

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: critical minerals; circular economy; material-flow analysis; AI-driven supply-chain monitoring; sustainable raw-material cycles and sustainability assessment.

Battery Value ChainsCritical mineralsESGSupply chainsChinaGlobal
Phouphet Kyophilavong

Fellow

Phouphet Kyophilavong

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: development economics; energy and environmental policy; Lao and ASEAN economic development.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy securityFinance & InvestmentSoutheast Asia
TRAN Dong Phuong

Fellow

Phuong Dong Tran

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: aSEAN economic integration; regional connectivity; energy transition and carbon neutrality; trade facilitation; sustainable development.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationGeopoliticsSupply chainsSoutheast Asia
Shabbir Gheewala

Fellow

Shabbir H. Gheewala

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: life-cycle and sustainability assessment of energy systems; sustainability indicators; circular economy; nature-based solutions; biofuel and agro-industry certification.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationESGSupply chainsGlobalSoutheast Asia
Thai-Ha Le

Fellow

Thai-Ha Le

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy economics; environmental economics; applied economics and econometrics; philanthropy, science, sustainability and green development.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy securityFinance & InvestmentAustraliaGlobalSoutheast Asia
Vinod Sharma

Fellow

Vinod Kumar Sharma

IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: sustainable energy; environmental engineering and policy; climate change and development; life-cycle assessment; sustainability management.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy transitionESGGlobal
Xiang LI

Core Team

Xiang LI

Lead, Communications and Programme Development

Li Xiang is a policy communications and programme development specialist with about 20 years of experience in economic, political and international affairs reporting, research and public engagement. He has worked with 21st Century Business Herald, Southern Energy Observer, Southern Metropolis Daily, Time Weekly and Beijing Cultural Review, covering economic development, fiscal and monetary policy, international […]

Business Development, Partnerships and StrategyCommunications and Programme ManagementGeopolitics and International RelationsEnergy securityESGGeopoliticsBelt and Road countriesCentral AsiaChina
Xiansheng SUN

Advisor

Xiansheng Sun

IETS Advisor

Key areas of expertise: global energy dialogue, energy security, energy transition, oil and gas markets, international energy cooperation, and China's energy policy and planning.

Business Development, Partnerships and StrategyGeopolitics and International RelationsPolicy and GovernanceEnergy securityEnergy transitionFossil Fuel TransitionCentral AsiaChinaGlobal
Xunpeng Shi

Core Team

Xunpeng (Roc) Shi

Founding Convenor and IETS Fellow

Key areas of expertise: energy transition; energy economics and security; climate policy; carbon markets; critical minerals; geopolitics; resources and sustainable development.

Business Development, Partnerships and StrategyEconomics, Markets and FinanceLaw and InstitutionsPolicy and GovernanceCarbon marketsCritical mineralsEnergy transitionFossil Fuel TransitionAustraliaChinaGlobalSoutheast Asia
Zhigao Jiang

Core Team

Zhigao Jiang

Communications and Market Engagement Lead

Key areas of expertise: china power-sector reform; electricity-market design and trading; spot and retail markets; storage; energy-policy communication; corporate energy strategy and transition advisory.

Electricity marketsEnergy securityChina

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