Biography
Junming Zhu is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University, an Associate Director at Tsinghua’s Institute for Sustainable Development Goals, a co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Industrial Ecology, and the President of the Chinese Society for Industrial Ecology. His research focuses on evaluation of environmental and resource policies, environmental governance, and industrial ecology. His research has been supported by the National Social Science Found of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the US National Science Foundation, Tsinghua University, and Yale University. His research appears on journals like Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Nature Communications, Regulation & Governance, Climate Policy, and Environmental Science & Technology. Prior to joining the Tsinghua faculty, Junming worked at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in environmental science and engineering at Tsinghua University, and his Ph.D. in Policy Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Publication
Selected Journal Articles
2022 Zhao, J., M. Wang, J. Zhu*. Household energy transition and social status: Evidence from large-scale heating renovation in China. Environmental Research Letters, 7(11): 115011.
2022 Zhu, J., X. Li*, Y. Fan, H. Shi and L. Zhao. Effect of carbon market on air pollution: Firm-level evidence in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182: 106321.
2022 Zhu, J.*, Z. Ge, J. Wang, X. Li*, C. Wang. Evaluating regional carbon emissions trading in China: effects, pathways, co-benefits, spillovers, and prospects. Climate Policy, 1-17. (Chinese Policy Scholars Group’s Best Policy Research Article Award in 2023；ESI Highly Cited)
2021 Zhu, J. and J. Wang*. The effects of fuel content regulation at ports on regional pollution and shipping industry. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 106: 102424.
2020 Zhu, Junming. Suggested use? On evidence-based decision-making in industrial ecology and beyond. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2020; 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13009
2019 Zhu J*, Y. Fan, X. Deng*, and L. Xue. Low-carbon innovation induced by emissions trading in China. Nature Communications, 10(1): 1-8. (first class of the 16th best publication prize of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Beijing; 2019 Best Paper Prize, Chinese Society for Industrial Ecology; ESI Highly Cited)
2019 Zhu, J. and M. Chertow* Authoritarian but responsive: Local regulation of industrial energy efficiency in Jiangsu, China. Regulation & Governance, 13: 384-404.
2019 Zhu, J.*, C. Fan, H. Shi, and L. Shi. Efforts for a Circular Economy in China: A Comprehensive Review of Policies. Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 23: 110-118. (ESI Highly Cited for consecutively 20 months; Wiley Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019; Wiley Top Cited Article 2019-2020)
2018 Dong, Y., S. Hu, and J. Zhu*. From source credibility to risk perception: How and when climate information matters to action. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 136: 410-417.
2018 Zhu, J.*, L. Niu, M. Ruth, and L. Shi. Technological Change and Energy Efficiency in Large Chinese Firms. Ecological Economics 150: 241-250.
2017 Zhu, J. and M. Chertow. Business Strategy Under Institutional Constraints: Evidence from China's Energy Efficiency Regulations. Ecological Economics 135: 10-21.
2017 Hu, S., X. Jia, X. Zhang, X. Zheng, and J. Zhu*. How political ideology affects climate perception: Moderation effects of time orientation and knowledge. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 127: 124-131.
2016 Zhu, J.* and M. Chertow. Greening industrial production through waste recovery: "Comprehensive Utilization of Resources" in China. Environmental Science & Technology 50(5): 2175-2182.
2015 Zhu, J.* and M. Ruth. Relocation or reallocation: Impacts of differentiated energy saving regulation on manufacturing industries in China. Ecological Economics 110: 119-133.
2014 Zhu, J.* and M. Ruth. The development of regional collaboration for resource efficiency: A network perspective on industrial symbiosis. Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems 44: 37-46.
2013 Zhu, J.* and M. Ruth. Exploring the resilience of industrial ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management 122: 65-75.
Grants
2022-2024 “Highly-Efficient Use of Natural Resources, Economic Security, and High-Quality Development Mechanism”, National Social Science Fund of China Key Project, PI.
2021-2021 “Green Development Cases of Belt and Road Initiative Countries”, Environmental Defense Fund, PI.
2020-2021 “Economic Impacts of Ship Emissions Control Regulation”, Transportation Planning and Research Institute at the Ministry of Transport, PI.
2020-2020 “Impact of Public Apparel Consumption on Ecological Environment”, China Environmental Protection Foundation, PI.
2018-2020 “Policy efficiency, social impacts, and mechanisms of carbon emissions trading: A quasi-experimental design,” the National Natural Science Foundation (71704092), PI.
2018-2020 “Policy evaluation and policy process of environmental administrative system: Information, Implementation, and Performance,” Tsinghua University, PI.
2018-2019 “Policy Evaluation of Green Credit and Green Bond,” Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of the Ecology and Environment, PI.
2016-2019 “Evaluating the Effectiveness of China’s Local Administration for Environmental Governance,” Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance and Summer Institute for China’s Green Innovators at Tsinghua University, PI.
2014-2015 “The Power of Information: Bringing to Scale an Industrial Symbiosis Database to Address Market Inefficiency in Resource Reuse among Industrial Firms,” Yale Center for Business and the Environment (Sobotka Research Fund 56526A), co-PI with Marian Chertow.
2013-2014 “Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant: The Effect of Energy-Saving Regulations on the Location of Manufacturing,” the U.S. National Science Foundation (1303113).
