Julian Wong
Julian L. Wong is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Energy Opportunity team at American Progress. He works on a range of domestic and international issues related to climate change, energy, and environmental policy. Prior to joining American Progress, Julian was a Fulbright scholar in Beijing researching China’s renewable energy policies, and a corporate lawyer at the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York and Hong Kong. Julian is the founder and author of The Green Leap Forward, a leading blog on China’s energy and environmental issues.
Julian grew up in Singapore and received his J.D. and M.A. in environmental policy from Duke University, and a B.A. in biology from Pomona College.
In the News:
- Julian Wong on water security in China in “Water Conservation vs. Dams and Aqueducts in China”, National Geographic, August 6, 2010
- Julian Wong on growth in China’s wind capacity in “Green Energy Market ‘Resilient’ to Downturn in 2009, According to U.N.”, CNN.com, July 15, 2010
- Julian Wong on recent climate and energy developments in China in “Is China Winning the Energy Race?”, The Atlantic, June 17, 2010
- Julian Wong in “Top 50 Twitter Climate Accounts to Follow”, Guardian, May 11, 2010”
- Julian Wong comparing the development of green industry in China to the U.S. in “Will U.S. Companies Be Shut Out of Clean-Tech Markets by China and Other Competitors?”, New York Times, March 4, 2010
- Julian Wong and Joanna Lewis in “China’s lead on green energy technology”, Minnesota Public Radio, February 8, 2010
Additional Information:
Publications:
Center for American Progress
jwong@americanprogress.org
About
Expert Blog Posts
Experts In the News
Experts
- Nathaniel Aden , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Rob Bradley
- Edward Cunningham , Harvard University
- Erica Downs , The Brookings Institution
- Meredydd Evans , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Barbara Finamore , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Sarah Forbes , World Resources Institute
- David Fridley , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Kelly Sims Gallagher , Tufts University
- Banning Garrett , Atlantic Council
- Stephen Hammer , Columbia University
- Mikkal Herberg , Pacific Council on International Policy
- Isabel Hilton , Chinadialogue
- Trevor Houser , Peterson Institute for International Economics
- S.T. Hsieh , Tulane University
- Angel Hsu , Yale University
- Daniel Kammen , University of California, Berkeley
- Robert Kapp , Robert A. Kapp and Associates
- Albert Keidel , Atlantic Council of the United States
- Mark Levine , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Joanna Lewis , Georgetown School of Foreign Service
- Kenneth Lieberthal , The Brookings Institution
- Denise Mauzerall , Princeton University
- Irving Mintzer , Potomac Energy Fund
- Kevin Mo , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Chris Nielsen , Harvard University
- Rose Niu , World Wildlife Fund
- Stephanie Ohshita , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Lynn Price , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- David Pumphrey , Center for Strategic and International Studies
- JingJing Qian , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Rod Quinn , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Deborah Seligsohn , World Resources Institute
- Monisha Shah , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Bo Shen , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Taiya Smith , Carnegie Endowment
- Edward Steinfeld , MIT
- Jennifer Turner , Woodrow Wilson Center
- Alex Wang , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Julian Wong , Center for American Progress
- Zhang Xiaoquan , The Nature Conservancy
- Nan Zhou , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Data Sources
BP Statistical Review of World Energy
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (ORNL)
China Energy Databook (LBNL)
Climate Analysis Indicator Tool (CAIT)
Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
The World Bank
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
