I am Zhao Liu, a master’s student in environmental studies, receiving joint training from the University of Pennsylvania and MINES Paris - PSL. I recently obtained a Master in Law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Additionally, I hold a Bachelor of Economics degree from Renmin University of China and a Bachelor of Management and Commerce degree from KEDGE Business School in France. With a multinational and interdisciplinary academic background, I bring extensive expertise in climate, energy, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), and sustainability topics. Outside of academics, I enjoy pursuing my interests in music and sports.
May 2024 - Present
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Crédit Agricole Group is a French international banking group and the world’s largest cooperative financial institution. Crédit Agricole Assurances is the 1st insurer in France and bancassurer in Europe.
May 2024 - Present
Sep 2023 - Jun 2024
Philadelphia, PA, USA (remote)
The Energy Justice Lab is a research collaboration between Indiana University (IU) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The Lab mission is to explore, measure, and improve the equity and justice dimensions of society’s ongoing energy transition.
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
Dec 2023 - Feb 2024
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
Beijing, China (remote)
The World Resources Institute is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982. WRI organizes its work around six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future: climate, energy, food, forests, water, and sustainable citie.
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Philadelphia, USA
Turn Forward is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing an ambitious vision for American offshore wind power that meets today’s climate, economic, equity and environmental challenges.
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Apr 2021 - Sep 2023
Beijing, China (remote, part-time)
FOFWEEKLY (母基金周刊) is a famous Chinese private equity service and research provider founded in 2017.
Apr 2021 - Sep 2023
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Beijing, China
MiraclePlus, previously Y Combinator China, is one of the largest early-stage startup accelerators and venture capital firms in China.
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
Marseille, France
The Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence (CIVP, Interprofessional Council of Provence Wines in English) is an interprofessional wine organization in the Provence region of France that includes over 600 producers and more than 100 trading companies, producing annually over 1.2 million hectoliters, equivalent to 170 million bottles.
Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
Shanghai, China
EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) multidisciplinary teams help companies understand the risks and opportunities arising from climate change and sustainability issues.
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
Feb 2020 - Oct 2020
Shenzhen, China (hybrid)
China Alliance of Social Value Investment (CASVI) is the first licensed international NPO specializing in building the ecosystem of sustainable finance in China.
Feb 2020 - Oct 2020
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Nov 2023 – Dec 2024
Post-Master in International Environmental Management, Candidate |
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Aug 2022 – Dec 2024
Master of Environmental Studies, Candidate |
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Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Master in Law, concentration in environmental law and energy policy |
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Sep 2018 – Jun 2022
Bachelor of Economics, major in finance, minor in French |
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This study presents a comprehensive geographic and historical analysis of coal phase-out in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the Appalachian region. By integrating GIS methodologies and historical data, the project delves into the significant shifts in coal production, from its peak in the mid-20th century to its sharp decline in the 21st century, highlighting the geographical shift from Eastern to Western United States and the precipitous decline of production in Appalachia. Furthermore, the study meticulously portrays the gradual retirement of coal-fired power plants. Additionally, The study also examines the socio-economic impacts of these changes, …
The project mainly utilized spatial analysis tools in ArcGIS Pro to identify potential sites for new public safety buildings in Atlantic City, focusing on accessibility, elevation, and population density. This methodical approach not only prioritizes elevated areas to mitigate flood risks but also ensures these essential facilities are strategically placed near densely populated zones for efficient emergency responses. By integrating real-world physical barriers into the analysis, the project accurately models emergency routes that adapt to unique urban and environmental challenges.
The overall report won China Social Enterprise and Impact Investing Forum’s For Good Research Award (2023)
ISBN: 9787522833538
Publisher: Social Sciences Academic Press (China)
Abstract: After the promulgation of the Trust Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Charity Law of the People’s Republic of China, and the Management Measures for Charitable Trusts, charitable trusts have become a new tool for coordinating various sectors of society to engage in philanthropic and charitable activities. After years of exploratory development, the number of charitable trusts and their asset scale has grown rapidly, with innovative designs in trust models and diverse categories of assets. However, the current situation of charitable trusts in China continues to confront challenges concerning insufficient support systems, ambiguous eligibility criteria, non-standardized information disclosure, and a requisite for enhanced societal awareness. Therefore, it is imperative to enhance policy and promotional support.
Pennsylvania’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels poses a significant challenge to the sustainable development of the power generation sector. Although Pennsylvania has joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to reduce carbon emissions, ongoing legal disputes may compel Pennsylvania to withdraw from RGGI, resulting in significant environmental, health, and economic consequences. To mitigate these possible losses, remedial actions should tackle air pollution and environmental justice issues while introducing supplementary policies to RGGI to encourage rapid decarbonization.
ISBN: 9787520192460
Publisher: Social Sciences Academic Press (China)
Abstract: The introduction of charitable trust system into China is relatively late. After The Trust Law of the People’s Republic of China, The Charity Law of the People’s Republic of China and The Management Measures of Charitable Trust were successively promulgated, the number of charitable trust filings in China has grown rapidly, with active different social entities’ participation. Charitable trust generally presents a steady and positive development trend and play an important role in promoting the third distribution and helping the development of public welfare. However, the laws and regulations and supporting systems for charitable trust still need to be further improved, and the public’s awareness of charitable trust also remains to be improved.
ISBN: 9787306069580
Publisher: Sun Yat-sen University Press
Abstract: Shenzhen, as the window of China’s Reform and Opening-up, started to advocate the development of CSR and related concepts early. In recent years, with the legalization, scientific, standardized and systematic management of CSR, it has developed rapidly. In order to provide a reference for the future development of CSR in Shenzhen, the report presents CSR cases by studying the development of state-owned, private and foreign enterprises in Shenzhen in 2018-2019, while summarizing the experience and putting forward some problems and shortcomings in the development of CSR in Shenzhen. Finally, the report looks forward to the future development of CSR in Shenzhen.
The overall report won China Soft Science Special Award (2021)
ISBN: 9787520176668
Publisher: Social Sciences Academic Press (China)
Abstract: After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially since the Reform and Opening-up, under the vigorous advocacy and promotion of the Chinese government, all sectors of society have joined poverty alleviation and it has achieved world-renowned achievements. In the process, Chinese enterprises, represented by large listed companies, have actively responded to the national call, taken the initiative to assume social responsibilities, and actively innovated in the process of poverty alleviation, making great contributions to winning the battle against poverty and promoting the achievement of many SDGs including ’no poverty’. This report takes A-share CSI 300 companies as the main research object, combines quantitative data analysis and innovative case analysis, and systematically studies the poverty alleviation actions of listed companies from various dimensions such as motivation, planning, input, methods, and outcomes. In addition, the report explores the sustainability and comprehensive social value contribution of listed companies in poverty alleviation according to the SDGs framework.
This course helps to understand the key concepts such as networking, storage, security, maintenance, logging and monitoring, application lifecycle, troubleshooting, API object primitives etc. It also help to grow the ability to establish basic use-cases for end users.
This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning, datamining, and statistical pattern recognition. Topics include: (i) Supervised learning (parametric/non-parametric algorithms, support vector machines, kernels, neural networks). (ii) Unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, recommender systems, deep learning). (iii) Best practices in machine learning (bias/variance theory; innovation process in machine learning and AI).
This course is a complete guide to master the SDIs. It is created by hiring managers who’ve been working at Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon. We’ve carefully chosen a set of questions that have not only been repeatedly asked at top companies, but also provide a thorough experience to handle any system design problem.
Discover how to create responsive and high performance software. Develop programs with Golang that are highly Concurrent and Parallel. Improve your programming skills in Go with more advanced, mulithreading topics.
