Yiqian Zhang

Yiqian is a Climate and Electric Mobility Manager at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She works to assist governments in meeting their Paris Climate Agreement goals through electrification and transport decarbonization strategies. She coordinates and leads research projects, data analysis and modelling, stakeholder outreach, and on-the-ground support on the topics of electric mobility as well as wider transport-climate issues following the Avoid-Shift-Improve approach. 

Prior to joining WRI, Yiqian worked as the Sustainable Mobility Senior Officer for ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, a global city-to-city network. She led a portfolio of projects on sustainable urban mobility (e-mobility, active mobility, urban freight) and developed solutions and services for local governments in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.