Qingchan Yu is the program manager of the Energy and Climate program at the Global Environmental Institute. Since joining in 2009, she has led the team's work on sustainable development, U.S.-China bilateral climate cooperation, and international climate agreements across the state and private sectors. Under her leadership, the team developed the Low Carbon Development Planning Toolkit, in partnership with the Center for Climate Strategies. In addition, she has provided consultation for governments, multilateral institutions, and international non-profits, as well as conducted peer-reviewed studies on low carbon transition and renewable energy development, including the blue moon fund, OECD, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Qingchan has represented GEI at multiple U.N. Climate Change Conferences, most recently at COP21 as part of the Chinese NGO delegation. She previously worked on by-product de-sulphurization policy and sewage management assessment at China's Ministry of Environmental Protection Environmental Development Center, where she also helped organize the U.S.-China exchange on environmental impact assessment development. Qingchan received a B.A. in international economics and B.S. in trade and environmental science from Nankai University. She holds an M.S. in natural resources and environmental economics from Renmin University.