Yuxu Zhao is a graduate student from York University. She has a master’s degree in Environmental Studies. Her area of concentration is low-carbon energy transitions, with a special concern for the factors that influence the diffusion of demand-side, low-carbon innovations to energy users and their potential contribution to energy system transitions. Prior to studying at York University, she completed her Masters of Arts in International Studies at Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies.

Yuxu is providing research support for a project entitled: "Diffusion of Multiple Demand-Side Low-Carbon Innovations in a 1.5C Energy Transition”, under the supervision of Christina Hoicka and Runa Das.