<p>“Yang (senior climate change specialist, Global
Environmental Facility, Washington, DC) and Yu (consultant, International Fund
for China’s Development, Washington, DC) have written a book that covers
barriers, policies, financing, methods of analysis, advances in technology, and
service companies. The book has references at the end of each of the 13
chapters … . This book was written for students, government policy analysts,
and project developers. … Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels.” (L.
E. Erickson, Choice, Vol. 53 (4), December, 2015)</p>
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Biographical note
Dr. Ming Yang is senior climate change specialist in the Global Environment Facility headquartered in Washington D.C. of the USA. He used to work in the International Energy Agency in Paris and in the Asian Development Bank in Manila, the Philippines. He was author for three books: (1) Closing the Gap (2013), (2) Negotiation in Decentralization (2012), and (3) Climate Policy Uncertainty and Investment Risk (2007); and contributing author for three books: (1) Energy Technology Perspectives (2008), (2) Light’s Labor’s Lost (2006), and (3) and Policy Support for the PRC 2020 (2003). In addition, he has authored chapters for two books, 45 peer-reviewed journal papers and 65 short newspaper articles in fields of energy and climate change. Dr. Yang holds Ph.D. in energy economics, M.S. in power economics, and B.S. in electric power engineering.
Dr. Xin Yu is consultant in the International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE). Prior to joining the IFCE, she was research fellow and research assistant in three Australian universities for 10 years. Her expertise covered not only energy and environment, but also higher education teaching, learning, and assessment. She played a key role in writing a number of research reports and teaching and learning resource materials for instructors and students. Before that, she worked as news editor for Asian Energy News, a monthly journal in energy and environment, for 44 issues in a period of five years. She has coauthored three books and more than 20 refereed journal articles in energy, tourism and higher education. Dr. Yu holds Ph.D. in management.
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