Academic/Professional Qualifications 

Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. 2017-2021

Career History:

2021.07 -- present, Teacher in the Business School，University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Scientific Research projects

Recent Papers:

1.Zhang Xi, Zhao Xingrong, Jiang Zhujun, Shao Shuai. How to achieve the 2030 CO2 emission-reduction targets for China’s industrial sector: Retrospective decomposition and prospective trajectories [J]. Global Environmental Change, 2017, 44: 83-97.

2．Zhang Xi, Geng Yong, Shao Shuai, Dong Huijuan, Wu Rui, Yao Tianli, Song Jiejun. How to achieve China’s CO2 emission reduction targets by provincial efforts? - An analysis based on generalized Divisia index and dynamic scenario simulation [J]. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020, 127: 109892.

3. Zhang Xi, Geng Yong, Shao Shuai, Jeffrey Wilson, Song Xiaoqian, You Wei. China’s non-fossil energy development and its 2030 CO2 reduction targets: The role of urbanization [J]. Applied Energy, 2020, 261: 114353.

4. Zhang Xi, Geng Yong, Tong Yen Wah, Kua Harn Wei, Dong Huijuan, Pan Hengyu. Trends and driving forces of low-carbon energy technology innovation in China’s industrial sectors over 1998-2017: From regional perspectives [J]. Frontiers in Energy, 2021, (2): 473-486.

5. Zhang Xi, Geng Yong, Shao Shuai, Song Xiaoqian, Fan Meiting, Yang Lili, Song Jiekun. Decoupling PM2.5 emissions and economic growth in China over 1998-2016: A regional investment perspective [J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 714: 136841.

6. Zhang Xi, Geng Yong, Tong Yen Wah, Kua Harn Wei, Tian Xu, Wu Rui, Zhao Xingrong, Chiu Anthony. Spatial characteristics and its driving factors of low-carbon energy technology innovation in China: A gravity movement and exploratory spatial data analysis [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 295: 126481.

7. Zhang Xi, Gao Ziyan, Geng Yong, Tong Yen Wah, Kua Harn Wei, Song Xiaoqian, Xu Yue, Wu Fei. Analysis of the gravity movement and decoupling state of China’s CO2 emission embodied in fixed capital formation [J]. Energies, 2020, 13: 6655.