Weiwei Huang,  Lecturer at the School of Economics and Management (China-Africa International Business School), Zhejiang Normal University.Earned his Ph.D. from the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at Beijing Institute of Technology, jointly supervised by the Center for International Climate Research (CICERO), Norway's foremost interdisciplinary institution. Serves as Council Member of the Energy Economics and Management Research Branch of the China Society for Operations Research and Management Science, Member of the Chinese Economists Society in the United States, and Member of the Asian Chapter of the Australian Agricultural Economics Association. He has led research projects including the Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Annual Project, Zhejiang Provincial Education Department General Project, Jinhua Municipal Key Social Sciences Project, and initiatives funded by Diku (Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education).   As a key young researcher, he has participated in multiple projects such as the Ministry of Science and Technology Key R&D Program, National Natural Science Foundation Innovation Research Group, National Natural Science Foundation Outstanding Young Scientist Program, and National Social Science Foundation Key Projects. Has published over ten papers in journals including Renewable Energy, Economic Change and Restructuring, Energy for   Sustainable Development, Science of Science Research, and Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology (Social Sciences Edition). Selected research findings were adopted by the Development Planning Department of the National Energy Administration, reviewed and endorsed by senior officials of the National Energy Administration, supported World Bank-related work, and earned the Norwegian Government Scholarship (2021, awarded to only 10 individuals nationwide).

Research Focus: Energy-Environment-Economy System Modeling, Carbon Neutrality and Peak Carbon Emission, China-Africa Energy and Environmental Economics.

Education Background:

February 2019–March 2024: Beijing Institute of Technology, Energy and Environmental Economic

 February 2022–February 2023: Joint Training Program at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO), Norway's premier interdisciplinary institution

September 2016–June 2019: Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Statistics

September 2012–June 2016: Anhui University of Technology, Statistics

Selected published papers：

[1]      Huang, Weiwei, Yang Miao, Huiying Ye, and Weilong Li*. 2025. "Trends and determinants of energy intensity in China: A study using index decomposition and econometric analysis." Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 28:100892.

[2]      Huang, Weiwei, Huiying Ye, Nikolay Khabarov, Jiahui Chen, and YanYan Yu*. 2025. "Decoupling carbon emissions, economic growth, and health costs toward carbon neutrality in China's regions." Energy for Sustainable Development. 88:101789.

[3]      Liu, Yang, Huang, Weiwei*, Taoyuan Wei*, and Brantley Liddle. 2025. "Decoupling energy consumption from economic growth in Africa: the role of sectoral energy efficiency and economic structural change." Economic Change and Restructuring. 58 (4):65. (Supporting related work of the World Bank)

[4]      Li, Hui, Wenyu Mu, Huang, Weiwei, Asbjørn Torvanger, and Tianqi Chen. 2025. "Bioenergy utilization and greenhouse gas emission reduction: A global impact assessment." Renewable Energy . 250:123115.

[5]      Huang, Weiwei, Miao, J., Wei, T., 2023. Rebound effects of energy efficiency improvement based on computable general equilibrium models: a systematic review. Energy Efficiency 16, 65

[6]      Huang, Weiwei, Li, Y, 2022. Decomposition and decoupling of regional carbon emissions: A case of Yangtze River Delta in China. Journal of Global Information Management 30.

[7]      Huang, Weiwei, Li, Y., Li, H., 2021. Embodied energy in China: drivers and inequality at a regional level. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, 64488-64502 

Selected hosted or participated in research projects:

[1]    Annual Special Project of Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Office: Collaborative Regional Agricultural Carbon Reduction Strategies for Food Security—From Footprint Assessment, Layout Optimization, and Potential Evaluation Perspectives, 2026–2028, Ongoing, Principal Investigator

[2]    General Research Project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education: Responsibility Sharing and Mechanism Research for Social Equity and Regional Balance under Dual Carbon Goals, 2026–2027, Ongoing, Principal Investigator

[3]    Key Project of Jinhua City's Deepening China-Africa Local Cooperation (City-County Collaboration), Research on the Normalization of New Business Models in Free Trade Zones (e.g., Barter Trade, Transshipment Trade), 2025-2026, Ongoing, Principal Investigator

[4]    General Project of Jinhua Social Sciences, Research on Implied Energy and Carbon Transfer Mechanisms, Effects, and Policies in China-Africa International Trade, 2026-2028, Ongoing, Principal Investigator

[5]    Diku–Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education, 2022-2023, Completed, Principal Investigator

[6]    National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program, The Puzzle of Green Technology Diffusion in China: Theoretical Mechanisms and Policy Orientations, Key Researcher, Ongoing, 2026-2029.

[7]    National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Research on Energy Economics and Climate Policy, 2020-2025, Completed, Key Member

[8]    National Social Science Fund Key Project, Research on Coordinated Advancement of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality with Economic and Social Development, 2023-2025, Completed, Key Member

[9]    NSFC International Exchange Program, China-UK Climate Change Economics Forum, 2020-2021, Completed, Key Project Member

[10]  Chinese Academy of Engineering Advisory Project, Research on China's Energy Security Strategy, 2020-2021, Completed, Key Project Member

[11]  Stress-testing the Norwegian Economy: The Effects of the 1.5°C Scenario on Global Energy Markets and the Norwegian Economy, 2022-2023, Participant

[12] National Social Science Fund, Measuring Short-Term Unemployment Effects of China's Industrial Restructuring Based on Carbon Reduction, 2018-2019, Completed, Key Project Member

Selected awards and honors:

Norwegian Government Scholarship (2021, one of ten recipients nationwide)

China Scholarship Council (CSC) Graduate Scholarship (2021)