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Kyle Meng
www.columbia.edu/~km2455

Kyle Meng is in his second year in the PhD program in Sustainable Development. His research interests lie primarily in the economics of climate change drawing on tools from applied microeconomics, public economics, and industrial organization. In particular, Kyle's research focuses on the design and efficiency of climate policy, the economic impacts of climate change, and the treatment of climate uncertainty in economic modeling. Kyle also has complementary interests in carbon mitigation in China.

Prior to Columbia, Kyle was a research fellow at Environmental Defense Fund where, as a member of EDF’s China team, his research and advocacy focused on issues relating to China and the international climate negotiations. Kyle also led EDF’s efforts to reform the Clean Development Mechanism.

Kyle received his B.S.E. in environmental engineering at Princeton University where his undergraduate thesis examined opportunities for carbon capture and storage demonstration projects in China. The 2005 recipient of Princeton’s post-graduate Martin Dale Fellowship, Kyle conducted studies on Chinese environmental perceptions as a researcher at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is currently a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.