Rong Yan

Rong Yan is a senior associate of the RMI China Program, working with the Industry Decarbonization Initiative, where RMI works to accelerate decarbonizing China’s heavy industries, including steel, cement, petrochemicals & chemicals, and aluminum. She is the content lead for the team’s aluminum and circular economy work,  and the author of RMI China’s flagship report on cement industry sectoral transition roadmap, one of the earliest in the field, developed in close partnership with leading industry associations and institutes and recognized by many. Her other areas of focus include the transition routes and economic analysis of near-zero steel, as well as supporting heavy industry’s transition to near-zero production using procurement as a tool.

Before joining RMI, Rong worked as a consultant, advising international companies from various industries, including finance, manufacturing and consumer goods on their carbon reduction strategies their implementation. Rong also has experience working at BP, WoodMackenzie, and The Nature Conservancy.