In a grand institution of learning, virtue illuminates truth; in an enduring pursuit of knowledge, learning perfects craft. The Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at Beijing Institute of Technology, drawing on the Institute’s strengths in engineering and its multidisciplinary advantages in engineering, science, management, and the humanities, addresses the international scientific frontiers and national strategic needs in the fields of energy and climate change. The Center explores new knowledge on the interaction patterns among energy systems, climate systems, carbon emission reduction systems, and economic and social systems, supports scientific decision-making for energy transition and climate strategies and policies, and cultivates interdisciplinary, comprehensive, high-level talents for building a modern country.

From the perspective of the complex systems of energy, economy, and climate, and by integrating theories and methods from multiple disciplines, the Center has developed distinctive research directions in areas such as energy supply and demand and efficiency, energy markets, and carbon markets.

The Center follows the development philosophy of “practice as the goal, research as the guide, scholarship as the core, disciplines as the foundation, and talent as the fundamental,” and strives to build first-class disciplines, cultivate first-class talents, develop a first-class team, and foster a first-class culture, so as to become an internationally first-class research institution and talent cultivation base in the field of energy and environmental policy.

Ecological civilization is a major national strategy; green development is a national policy. We sincerely welcome experts and scholars from home and abroad to visit and guide our work and to engage in academic exchange and cooperation. We look forward to outstanding young talents who are devoted to energy and environmental policy research joining us to advance the Center’s development and to make outstanding contributions to the sustainable development of energy, the environment, the economy, and society.

—Hua Liao