2 Director of the CCEP: Lin Gan; Director assistant: Dr. Liu Lancui

Dr. Gan is currently senior research fellow at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO), Oslo University, Norway, and administrative coordinator, Sino-Norwegian Center for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (SINCIERE). In 1999-2005, he was director of the Climate and Energy Program, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), China. In 1991-1997, he was lecturer at Lund University, Sweden, senior research fellow at Harvard University and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria. He received his Ph.D. on Public Administration from Roskilde University, Denmark in 1995 and Master of Science and Technology Policy in Lund University, Sweden in 1989. Dr. Gan has conducted research and project/program management in renewable energy, energy conservation, rural energy development, technology change and innovation, social impact of climate change and environmental pollution, international climate and energy policy and sustainable regional development.

3 Missions of CEEP

Focused on the key demands in climate change and environmental policies, CCEP conducts policy relevant research on climate change, sustainable energy, environmental policy and strategy, in order to promote sustainable social development, and the hamonization in economy and the environment; to strengthen the Center’s coordinating capacity in dealing with environmental protection and climate change; to provide support to the Chinese Government on scientific data and policy advice in climate change, sustainable energy, and environmental policies; CCEP will also serve as a professional training center on climate change, environment and energy policies to increase the human resource capacity in China; and being a platform of domestic and international cooperation and communication among key institutions involved in climate change and environmental policy research.

4 Key Research Areas of CEEP

Focusing on key strategic areas in climate change, sustainable energy and environmental policies, by applying multidisciplinary approaches and methodologies, CCEP will contribute to the following areas of research:

l        Climate change andu economic development

l        Climate change and sustainable energyu

l        Climate change and environmental policyu

l        Climate change and technology innovationu

l        Climate change and sustainable developmentu

5 Current Projects of CEEP

l        Greenhouse gas emissions accounting and environmentalu monitoring capacity building project

l        Environmental impact ofu China’s international trade

l        Impacts of action with key nationsu in the world in addressing climate change challenges

l        Study onu the quantitative effects of CO2 emissions reduction within the Comprehensive Program of Energy Conservation and Pollution Reduction

6 Contact Information

Post mail: Center for Climate and Environmental Policy

Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning

8 Dayangfang, Beiyuan Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing,100012

Contact person: Dr. LIU Lancui
Tel: 86-10-84915270  Fax: 86-10-84915995

E-mail: liulc@caep.org.cn