Hanling Yang

Hanling Yang is an Associate Vice President of Energy Transition at the Environmental Defense Fund. She is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of EDF’s strategies and campaigns in key countries in the Asia-Pacific region to facilitate an equitable transition away from fossil fuel dependence, with a focus on halting the rise of fossil fuel emissions on a path consistent with a 2050 zero-carbon future.

Before joining EDF, Hanling was an Associate Director of the U.S – Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School, working collaboratively with government institutions, research institutes and legal professionals to advance environmental governance. Hanling also worked at the International Sustainable Development Foundation in Portland Oregon managing a decade-long sustainable land use and urban planning training program and green community projects.