Yi Chen

Senior Program Officer

Yi Chen is the Senior Program Officer for climate projects at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), based in New York. She coordinates and assists with projects to support the development and implementation of ambitious and effective climate policies in China and across Asia, including GHG emissions trading systems (ETS) and net-zero GHG emission goals. Prior to joining ASPI, Yi was a carbon market analyst at Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) in Beijing, where she contributed to market analysis, price forecasts, and tailored carbon asset management solutions for China’s ETS participants. In addition, at the UK-China (Guangdong) Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Centre, she assisted in the delivery of carbon utilization and storage projects in China.

Yi holds a Master’s degree in Carbon Finance from the University of Edinburgh Business School, as well as a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from China.

Related Work

Aikawa Solar Power Plant

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Japan is Breaking New Ground With its Climate Transition Bonds

Yi Chen and Alistair Ritchie write about how Japan's innovative climate transition bonds could effectively bridge the current climate funding gap in Nikkei Asia.

Power grid China

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Emissions and Power Market Links Can Boost China's Green Transition

Yi Chen and Alistair Ritchie write about how potential synergies between carbon market development and power market reform would accelerate China’s green transition in Nikkei Asia.

Shipping yard in South Korea (Bloomberg / Getty)

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms, Carbon Pricing Policy, and the Inflation Reduction Act

Summary report on key learning points from the 2023 climate and energy policy study tour to the EU and U.S.

Detail of a modern power plant fueled with coal and biomass

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China's Emissions Trading System is in Need of Attention

Alistair Ritchie and Yi Chen write that China should speed up the development of its National ETS and fully leverage its potential without hesitation.

Aerial view of Shanghai Yangshan deepwater port

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The EU’s Proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Its Implications for Asia

This paper discusses the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) proposal brought forward by the European Commission and assesses its specific implications for companies and governments in Asia.

China's ETS

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China’s National ETS and the Power Market: How the ETS Can Achieve Significant Emission Reductions

This paper examines how China’s national ETS can fulfill its emissions reduction potential in the power sector by driving fuel switching away from coal and toward renewables and low-carbon fuels through the carbon price.