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Pianpian Wang

Pianpian Wang
Environmental Law and Climate Policy Expert

With more than 13 years of experience in environmental law and climate policy, Pianpian Wang is a scholar and practitioner whose work bridges corporate sustainability, climate governance, and comparative environmental regulation. Her expertise and career experience span carbon markets, renewable energy, and corporate sustainability, with a proven record of helping organizations translate ambitious sustainability commitments into actionable strategies.

Active in the private sector, Pianpian has advised clients across industries ranging from agile start-ups to global Fortune 500 companies, delivering practical solutions that align with evolving regulations and stakeholder expectations. She believes that business, when guided by responsibility and purpose, can serve as a powerful catalyst for advancing environmental and social governance.

As an admitted lawyer in China, Pianpian focuses on environmental, corporate, and labor law. She is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and a frequent speaker on climate and sustainability topics. Her academic contributions include serving as a visiting scholar at Vermont Law School in 2012 and a guest lecturer on carbon trading between 2022 and 2024.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Law, South China Normal University School of Law (China)
  • Jursi Master of Law, Sun Yat-sen University School of Law (China)
  • LL.M., Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
  • Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Publications:

  • Voluntary Environmental Programs in the United States and China, 2026 by Routledge (forthcoming)
  • Legal Considerations for Climate Transition Plans, American Bar Association Blog, January 2025
  • Chapter Researcher and Contributor to A Tale of Two Cities; A Comparison of Air Pollution Governance in the Los Angeles Area of the USA and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area of China, 1st Edition, Wang Xi, Richard Ottinger, 2024 by Wolters Kluwer.
  • From Polluters to Protectors: The Potential of Unilateral Environmental Commitments Made by Companies in the U.S. and China, Vol.24 Issue 4, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 348 (2023).
  • Carbon Trading - International Coordination to Address Climate Change, Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation (Elizabeth Burleson, Nicholas Robinson & Lin Heng Lye eds (Thompson Reuters: 2021).
  • Co-Author to Chapter 17 Accelerating the Energy Transformation of Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals, 1st Edition, Edited by Narinder Kakar, Vesselin Popovski, Nicholas A. Robinson, August 31, 2021, by Routledge.