Alex Li

Alex's work focuses on building a sustainable future. Currently he is at Tesla Shanghai, developing LFP batteries for the next generation of electric vehicles. He is also the co-founder of the U.S.-China Climate Forum, organizing Track 2 dialogues for climate collaboration.

Previously, he was a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University, and and studied electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University.

Papers
Exploring U.S.–China Climate cooperation through linked carbon markets
Advances in Climate Change Research, 2023
Alexander Li, Chenfei Qu, Xiliang Zhang

Ambient sampling of real-world residential wood combustion plumes
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2022
Alexander Li, K. Max Zhang, George Allen, Shaojun Zhang, Bo Yang, Jiajun Gu, Khaled Hashad, Jeffrey Sward, Dirk Felton & Oliver Rattigan

Selected Essays
- Climate Tech with Chinese Characteristics
- The Zero-COVID Transformation
- The overlooked color of Beijing

Filmmaking
- Project Yellowlight TV Commercial
- DIY Lightsaber
- Food tour at Tsinghua
- Launching rockets in Alabama