Ranping Song

Developing Country Climate Action Manager

Bio

Working with the International Climate Action Initiative of WRI’s Global Climate Program, Ranping serves as the global focal point across WRI for work on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and developing country actions. He engages with and coordinates teams across WRI on the full range of issues addressed in INDCs, including mitigation, adaptation and finance. He also coordinates with in-country climate team leads in WRI’s country offices and supports them on the development and implementation of climate strategies in developing countries. From 2012 to 2015, Ranping served as the Team Lead for China Climate Program, where he led the development and implementation of climate strategy in China. Before then, he served as an Associate and Program Manager for the GHG Protocol in China.

Prior to joining WRI, Ranping was the China Campaign Manager for The Climate Group in Beijing. There he worked to engage companies and government agencies to promote climate friendly products in order to reduce carbon footprints. Before then, he worked for the United Nations Development Group in New York.

Ranping has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from New York University Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Lanzhou University.

Blog Posts

China Making Progress on Climate Goals Faster than Expected
by Katherine Ross and Ranping Song - March 09, 2017
Of its four climate goals, China has already exceeded one, is close to meeting another, and is more than halfway toward achieving the remaining two. This is encouraging progress from the world's largest emitter.
China’s Decline in Coal Consumption Drives Global Slowdown in Emissions
by Christopher Henderson, Ranping Song and Paul Joffe - January 17, 2017
China intends to advance ambitious climate action, and research shows the country is already making progress. The country's coal consumption has likely peaked, while renewable energy capacity has expanded significantly.
China is Leaving the U.S. Behind on Clean Energy Investment
by Joel Jaeger, Paul Joffe and Ranping Song - January 06, 2017
As 2017 begins, China is poised to leap ahead of the United States on clean energy to become the most important player in the global market.
NDC Partnership to Help Countries Realize Promise of Paris Agreement
by Paula Caballero and Ranping Song - November 07, 2016
Now that the ground-breaking Paris Agreement on climate change has entered into force, how do countries make good on their national commitments to tackle this global threat? Such a monumental task will take more than a business-as-usual approach.
Beyond CO2: China Can Curb Its Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Nearly 30 % by 2030
by Katherine Ross, Ranping Song and Jingjing Zhu - June 20, 2016
As the world's largest greenhouse gas emitting nation, China needs to show climate leadership to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Beyond cutting carbon dioxide emissions, China can make great strides by curbing emissions of non-CO₂ gases, which constitute nearly one-fifth of its total greenhouse gas inventory.
China’s 1-2-3 Punch to Tackle Wasted Renewable Energy
by Ranping Song and Miao Hong - April 27, 2016
One of China's major challenges in its shift to low-carbon electricity is curtailment, which means that power grids don't use renewable power even when wind and solar plants are capable of producing it. Better-designed and -implemented policies can help.
From Commitment to Action: Signs of Progress Since the Paris Climate Talks
by Ranping Song and Cynthia Elliott - April 15, 2016
With global leaders headed to New York on April 22 to sign the historic Paris Agreement, now is a good time to mark progress made by countries, regions, cities and businesses on the path toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.
5 Questions: What Does China’s New Five-Year Plan Mean for Climate Action?
by Geoffrey Henderson, Ranping Song and Paul Joffe - March 18, 2016
China has unveiled its 13th Five-Year Plan, which will guide the country's economic and social development from 2016 through 2020. Its new climate and energy targets show that the country will continue its shift to a more sustainable growth model and deliver on its Paris Agreement commitments.
New Climate Commitments on Forests and Land Will Reduce Emissions by 2%, but More Needed
by Fred Stolle, Taryn Fransen, Ranping Song, Hana Biru, James Anderson and Octavia Payne - December 04, 2015
Countries' new climate plans released this year represent the greatest collective commitment to reduce land use emissions even seen in international climate negotiations. Yet there's still room for even more progress during COP21.
China’s Climate Policies: How Have They Performed, and Where Do They Need to Go?
by Ranping Song and Qi Ye - September 29, 2015
Two new papers from the Open Climate Network find that with further ambitious actions, China can peak its emissions at a lower level than planned, with lower cumulative emissions than initially thought.

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Ranping Song

China Making Progress on Climate Goals Faster than Expected

China’s Decline in Coal Consumption Drives Global Slowdown in Emissions

China is Leaving the U.S. Behind on Clean Energy Investment

NDC Partnership to Help Countries Realize Promise of Paris Agreement

Beyond CO2: China Can Curb Its Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Nearly 30 % by 2030

China’s 1-2-3 Punch to Tackle Wasted Renewable Energy

From Commitment to Action: Signs of Progress Since the Paris Climate Talks

5 Questions: What Does China’s New Five-Year Plan Mean for Climate Action?

New Climate Commitments on Forests and Land Will Reduce Emissions by 2%, but More Needed

China’s Climate Policies: How Have They Performed, and Where Do They Need to Go?

Examining the Alignment between the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions and Sustainable Development Goals

Opportunities To Enhance Non-Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas Mitigation In China

Assessing Implementation of China's Climate Policies in the 12th 5-Year Period

Guide for Designing Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs

Climate Policy Greenhouse Gas Impact Assessment

A Case Study Of Beijing Emission Trading Scheme

Cornerstone for GHG Accounting: Experience and Recommendations for Corporate Level Data Quality Management in China

Getting Every Ton of Emissions Right

An Analysis of Emission Factors for Purchased Electricity in China

Building Energy and GHG Reporting Scheme for Enterprises

A Guangdong Strategy Study

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