Norah Zhang’s work focuses on tracking climate mitigation actions and the nexus between climate and sustainable development objectives. In recent projects, she has developed expertise in sectoral analysis to assess the shifts required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, with an emphasis on the steel sector. Her current research also includes using trade models to examine the potential impacts of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and analysing the socioeconomic impacts of decarbonising the transport sector. Prior to joining NewClimate, she worked for the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University in China. Norah holds an M.A. in Development, Climate, and Sustainability from Johns Hopkins University and a B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University. 

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