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Hongqiao Liu is a Paris-based independent consultant, researcher, and journalist who documents, investigates, and contextualizes the social, environmental, and governance challenges arising from China’s emergence as a superpower. Her award-winning exposés in the early 2010s played a key role in advancing China’s environmental movements toward cleaner air, water, and soil. Over the past decade, she has worked with diverse stakeholders to advance sustainability—from clean water to wildlife conservation and transitional minerals. She also serves on the advisory committee for the Institute for Policy Studies’ Global Just Transition initiative, and curates Shuang Tan, a weekly newsletter offering policy insights and human-centered storytelling on China’s energy transition and climate action.
A two-time TED speaker and recognized by Vox as a “visionary change agent” in 2022, Hongqiao has been a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She obtained a master’s degree in international relations from Sciences Po, Paris, and is fluent in Mandarin, English, and French.
RCC Research Project: Beyond Climate: How Can Sustainable Finance Advance Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in China?
Selected Publications:
- with Dharisha Mirando. China ICT Transition: The Good, Bad & Ugly of 5 HKEX ICT Listco’s Net Zero Pledges & Climate Action. China Water Risk, 2023. https://chinawaterrisk.org/resources/analysis-reviews/china-ict-transition-the-good-bad-ugly-of-5-hkex-ict-listcos-net-zero-pledges-climate-action/.
- with Xiaoying You. “Q&A: What Does China’s New Paris Agreement Pledge Mean for Climate Change?” Carbon Brief: Clear on Climate, 16 December 2021. https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-chinas-new-paris-agreement-pledge-mean-for-climate-change/.
- “Explainer: How China Could Offer ‘Debt Swaps’ to Help Developing Nations Tackle Climate Change.” Carbon Brief: Clear on Climate, 28 January 2021. https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-china-could-offer-debt-swaps-to-help-developing-nations-tackle-climate-change/.
- “Soil Remediation: Still a Long Road Ahead.” In Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment. Chinese Research Perspectives, edited by Jianqiang Liu, vol. 9. Koninklijke Brill NV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004401570_006.
- Rare Earth: Shades of Grey: Can China Continue to Fuel Our Global Clean & Smart Future? China Water Risk, 2016. https://chinawaterrisk.org/notices/cwr-rare-earths-shades-of-grey/.
- “Toxic from the Tap.” Caixin Media, 4 May 2012. https://www.caixinglobal.com/2012-05-09/toxic-from-the-tap-101015683.html.