Dr. Yimeng Liu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Resource Management of Beijing Normal University (BNU). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from BNU and did research for a year at Queen Mary, University of London in UK during 2009-2010. Her research interests include natural resource management, environmental policy, green economy, clean technology and energy. She has been working on the China Green Development Index Report series and the Human Green Development Report 2014 as a core research member. She is also undertaking relevant research work under the China Chapter Office of Green Industry Platform, an initiative jointly launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).