Norah Jiaxuan Zhang focuses on climate policy and energy transition related topics. Before joining NewClimate Institute, she led a global case study project on nature-based approaches to tackle climate change at a think tank in China. She is also an active climate advocate, regularly speaking at COPs and regional conferences, emphasizing the importance of empowering youth to be part of the climate solution. Norah holds an MA in International Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University and a BEng in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University. During her Master's practicum, she provided consultancy to the Serbian government on its just energy transition strategy.