Melanie Hart

Melanie Hart is a Policy Analyst for Chinese Energy and Climate Policy at the Center for American Progress. She focuses on China’s science and technology development policies for energy innovation as well as its domestic energy efficiency program, environmental regulatory regime, and domestic and international responses to global climate change.

Before joining the Center for American Progress, Melanie was a project consultant for the Aspen Institute. She also worked on Qualcomm’s Asia Pacific business development team, where she provided technology market and regulatory analysis to guide Qualcomm operations in Greater China. She has worked on Chinese domestic and foreign policy issues for The Scowcroft Group and the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and as a Chinese-English translator for Caijing Magazine in Beijing.

Melanie has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, San Diego. Her doctoral work focused on China’s environmental regulatory regime and local-level policy enforcement challenges. She studied Chinese at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing and has a B.A. in international studies from Texas A&M University.

• Hart, Melanie, Kate Gordon. The Complexities of the U.S. Decision on Chinese Solar Panel Imports. Center for American Progress, March 15, 2012.
• Hart, Melanie. Ask the Expert: What China's Leadership Transition Means for the United States. Center for American Progress, February 10, 2012.
• Hart, Melanie. Shining a Light on U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation. Center for American Progress, February 9, 2012.
• Hart, Melanie. China’s Forthcoming Political Transition. Center for American Progress, February 9, 2012.
• deLeon, Rudy, Melanie Hart, Ali Fisher. Getting Smarter on China. Center for American Progress, February 9, 2012.
• Lefton, Rebecca, Andrew Light, Melanie Hart, Adam James. There’s More than One Way to Reduce Global Emissions. Center for American Progress, December 9, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie. Reading China’s Climate Change Tea Leaves. Center for American Progress, December 8, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie. China Arrives in Durban Greener than Ever. Center for American Progress, November 30, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie. China Pours Money into Smart Grid Technology. Center for American Progress, October 24, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie, Daniel J. Weiss. Making Fracking Safe in the East and West. Center for American Progress, October 21, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie. China Goes Solar as America Stumbles. Center for American Progress, September 7, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie. China Eyes Competitive Edge in Renewable Energy. Center for American Progress, August 24, 2011.
• Hart, Melanie. Europe Moves to Limit Aviation Emissions, China Follows. Center for American Progress, August 1, 2011.