Angel Hsu

Angel Hsu Speaking Topics

• Effective ESG: Tools for Measuring and Reporting Your Organization’s Impact

  Boards, investors and C-suite executives are now expected to meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, yet it is not always easy to measure and report impact or to innovate and implement solutions. The idea of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 may sound daunting, especially for large corporations and multinationals, but pioneering climate and data scientist Angel Hsu – UNC Chapel Hill professor, founding director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab and a global expert on climate policy – is making it easier. In this talk, she shares her rigorous scientific research, insights and data-driven measurement tools organizations can use to inform decision making and increase transparency. She also outlines innovative solutions for addressing the climate crisis and explains how businesses can take the lead.

• Demystifying China’s Climate Policy

  Since China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, many people are wondering how Chinese policymakers expect to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, especially after closing thousands of coal mines, then opening them back up again after the country faced electricity shortages. In this presentation, pioneering climate and data scientist Angel Hsu – UNC Chapel Hill professor, founding director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab and a global expert on Chinese climate policy – explains why China has many good reasons to speed up its transition to a green economy. Drawing on her deep research into China and the global south, Hsu reveals how Chinese leaders plan to make the transition and illuminates how their decisions may affect their relationship with the U.S. and the rest of the world’s energy players.

• Geopolitics & Climate Change: Bringing Governments Together to Achieve Goals

  National governments can’t solve climate change alone. But intergovernmental cooperation, as well as competition, are necessary to address it, says UNC Chapel Hill professor Angel Hsu, a global expert on climate policy. In this talk, Hsu analyzes the geopolitics of climate change and proposes a new way of thinking about cooperation and competition between states, particularly between China and the U.S. She also illuminates learning opportunities for countries trying to compete in exporting clean energy technologies, particularly to developing countries in Southeast Asia, and suggests that cities, regions and businesses could actually help countries meet — and in some cases, exceed — their emissions reduction goals under the Paris Agreement.

• Climate Policies for Urban Sustainability and the Future of Cities

  Climate policies are affecting how and where people live, and that is particularly true for cities where communities, especially low-income urban communities, are suffering the worst effects of climate change, says pioneering climate and data scientist Angel Hsu, UNC Chapel Hill professor, founding director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab and a global expert on climate policy. In 2018, Hsu and her research team developed a first-of-its-kind research tool, the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI), which provides a measurable baseline for cities to understand how they are meeting – and not meeting – goals for sustainable and inclusive growth. In this talk, she explains how her UESI tool can help investors, realtors, business leaders, policy makers and citizens understand the impact of environmental burdens on their neighborhoods, while offering a greater level of transparency and detail, and shedding new light on persistent problems.

• Solutions to Climate Change Open Up New Opportunities and New Markets

  Some traditional organizations may not be fully aware of the investment opportunities and new markets being created by climate change solutions, says Angel Hsu, UNC Chapel Hill professor, founding director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab and a global expert on climate policy. Hsu has spent more than a decade working on ways to address problems related to climate change, particularly in such areas as energy, urbanization, indoor and outdoor air quality, and natural and man-made disasters – all of which present opportunities for companies to innovate and develop solutions. In this presentation, she provides an overview of the climate change market – including how environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and data analysis fit into the equation – and offers leaders a new lens on how to compete in this emerging market.