Mengpin Ge

Associate II, Climate Program

Bio

Mengpin is an Associate with WRI’s Global Climate Program, where she provides analytical and technical support for the Open Climate Network (OCN) and CAIT 2.0 projects. Her work focuses on analyzing and communicating national and international climate policies and data to inform climate decision making towards the 2015 climate agreement.

Prior to WRI, Mengpin earned her M.S. in Energy Science, Technology & Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh and B.S. in Environment Science from Nanjing University, China. Mengpin was born and grew up in China. Outside work she enjoys exploring DC’s museums and exhibits, and discovering the food, cities and national parks in the States.

Blogs

This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters
by Johannes Friedrich, Mengpin Ge and Andrew Pickens - December 10, 2020
A lot has happened since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015. Our Climate Watch interactive chart explores how the world's top emitters have changed in recent years.
Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal
by Katie Lebling, Kelly Levin, Louise Jeffery, Dan Plechaty, Mengpin Ge, Johannes Friedrich and Richard Waite - November 19, 2020
New research shows that climate action is happening far too slowly for the world to meet its emissions-reduction targets – and in some cases, we’re moving in the entirely wrong direction.
4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Countries and Sectors
by Mengpin Ge and Johannes Friedrich - February 06, 2020
Data shows that the energy sector produces 73% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and 10 countries account for more than two-thirds of annual emissions.
Everything You Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing Source of Global Emissions: Transport
by Shiying Wang and Mengpin Ge - October 16, 2019
Decarbonizing the transport sector would create a cleaner, healthier and more affordable future for everyone, and it can be done without sacrificing the interconnectedness we've come to expect from modernity.
Which Countries Have Long-term Strategies to Reduce Emissions?
by Mengpin Ge and Katherine Ross - September 17, 2019
Scores of countries are expected to announce plans at next week's UN Climate Action Summit to accelerate and scale up global ambition to implement the Paris Agreement. Twelve have already shared their long-term strategies to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by midcentury. Climate Watch's new Long-term Strategy Tracker offers a look.
Climate Action Barometer: 12 Charts Explain Where We Are Today, and Where We Need to Be in 2020
by Kelly Levin, Katie Lebling and Mengpin Ge - January 21, 2019
Our best chance of preventing the worst impacts of climate change is to peak carbon emissions by 2020. New WRI research finds that despite progress in some areas, the world is not yet on track.
More than One-Third of National Climate Plans Aren’t Easily Measured
by Mengpin Ge and Cihang Yuan - November 28, 2018
While virtually all countries have national climate plans, in many cases it’s not clear what effect they’ll have on emissions.
5 Things You Need to Know About the UN Emissions Gap Report
by Kelly Levin, Taryn Fransen and Mengpin Ge - November 27, 2018
There's a large and growing gap between where global greenhouse gas emissions are headed and where they need to be to prevent the worst climate impacts.
INSIDER: What’s Changing As Countries Turn INDCs into NDCs? 5 Early Insights
by Mengpin Ge and Kelly Levin - April 18, 2018
As countries formalize their climate action plans, some are shifting to more stringent targets, increasing transparency, and reflecting recent developments in knowledge and technology. Some countries, however, have lowered their ambition or made tweaks that make their commitment less clear.
5 Charts Show How Global Emissions Have Changed Since 1850
by Katie Lebling, Mengpin Ge and Johannes Friedrich - April 02, 2018
The top emitters have remained mostly the same, but there are interesting wrinkles when you look at cuts like per capita data and countries that have peaked their emissions.

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This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters

Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Countries and Sectors

Everything You Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing Source of Global Emissions: Transport

Which Countries Have Long-term Strategies to Reduce Emissions?

Climate Action Barometer: 12 Charts Explain Where We Are Today, and Where We Need to Be in 2020

More than One-Third of National Climate Plans Aren’t Easily Measured

5 Things You Need to Know About the UN Emissions Gap Report

INSIDER: What’s Changing As Countries Turn INDCs into NDCs? 5 Early Insights

5 Charts Show How Global Emissions Have Changed Since 1850

State of Climate Action: Assessing Progress toward 2030 and 2050

Looking Past the Horizon: the Case for Indonesia’s Long-Term Strategy for Climate Action

Tracking Progress of the 2020 Climate Turning Point

How Can Indonesia Achieve Its Climate Change Mitigation Goal? An Analysis of Potential Emissions Reductions from Energy and Land-Use Policies

Translating Targets into Numbers: Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Targets of the G20 Countries

Indonesian Climate Policy and Data in CAIT Indonesia Climate Data Explorer (PINDAI)

Interpreting INDCs: Assessing Transparency of Post-2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets for 8 Top-Emitting Economies

The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

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