Mailing address
One Brattle Square 502
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
79 John F. Kennedy Street, Mailbox 134
Cambridge, MA, 02138
Hongyan He Oliver
Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Contact:
Telephone: 617-495-4883
Fax: 617-496-0606
Email: hongyan_oliver@harvard.edu
Experience
Hongyan He Oliver is a post-doctoral research fellow at Energy Technology Innovation Policy in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. She holds a Ph.D. from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Stanford University (2005), a Master's degree in environmental economics and policy (1999) and a Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences (1996) from Beijing University. Her current research focuses on sustainable transportation in China, in particular technologies and policies concerning vehicle pollution control, fuel efficiency improvement, and fuel quality. Her general research interest includes environmentally friendly technology transfer, environmental policy design, and policy/program implementation evaluation. Since the mid 1990s, Dr. Oliver has been engaged in extensive studies on environmental policy design and implementation in China. Her experience in Chinese environmental policy includes, for example, designing fiscal policies for phasing-out ozone depleting substances, examining innovative policy options for controlling emissions from power plants, evaluating the effectiveness of cleaner production programs, and assessing the incentives for industries to improve their environmental performance.
ETIP research focus : China auto policy.
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October 2008
"In-Use Vehicle Emissions in China — Tianjin Study"
Discussion Paper
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
From March 2005–December 2006, a research team headed by ETIP carried out a project in Tianjin, China, to study emissions from on-road vehicles.
Nicole Davis
Winter 2008-09
"Reflections and Actions on Improving China's Air Quality"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
While the world congratulated Beijing for its dazzling Olympic stadiums and the splendid opening ceremony, the Belfer Center's Hongyan Oliver argues that it should have also given the city another round of applause for its decade-long efforts to clean up its air. While some of these improvements were temporary, she notes, "its Olympic effort showed the world and China that it is capable of making great changes."
2006
"Symposium 2006: Climate Change, Energy, and Developing Countries"
Journal Article, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, volume 7 2005-2006
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Ambuj Sagar, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, 1996-2002; Former Senior Research Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2007-2008 and Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
An analysis of the role of developing countries vis-a-vis the climate problem and the global energy situation must begin with an understanding of the role of energy in economic, social, and human development.
2006
"Reducing China's Thirst for Foreign Oil: Moving Towards a Less Oil-Dependent Road Transport System"
Journal Article, China Environment Series, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, issue 8
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
China’s oil demand is likely to continue increasing in the next two decades, mainly driven by its rapidly growing vehicle fleet, particularly, personal cars.
May 24, 2006
"The Methodology of In-use Vehicle Emissions Study"
Presentation
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Ed Fladung
May 4, 2006
"Preliminary Results of China In-use Vehicle Emissions Project"
Presentation
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
April 14, 2006
"Update on the China In-use Vehicle Emissions Project"
Presentation
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
March 10, 2006
"Climate, Energy, and Developing Countries"
Presentation
By Ambuj Sagar, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, 1996-2002; Former Senior Research Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2007-2008, Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy and Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
Lecture for "Energy and the Environment Symposium," Vermont Law School, March 10, 2006.
Adam Cohn
July 13, 2005
"Financing Chinese Refinery Upgrade"
Presentation
By Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
The Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group (ETIP) seeks to combat global warming and climate change by promoting strategies for efficient energy technologies in China, India, and the United States, such as advanced coal technologies, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and advanced vehicle technologies.
July 2005
"Providing Low-Sulfur Fuels for Transportation Use: Policy Options and Financing Strategies in the Chinese Context"
Conference Paper
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy and Hongyan He Oliver, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
This short paper is intended to outline the primary policy options available to the Chinese government to ensure that low-sulfur fuels become widely available in China to provide cleaner air and the ability to deploy more advanced vehicle technology.
