Grace Tian is an energy and climate-policy researcher whose work connects legal and regulatory frameworks with infrastructure investment and the financing of sustainable transitions. Her experience spans cross-border energy projects, electricity-market regulation, and climate-policy analysis. Her research interests include carbon markets, the mobilization of private capital for clean energy, and the financing and regulatory challenges of renewable-powered AI infrastructure.

Her experience includes research at Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and policy work with the UNFCCC. She contributed to the drafting of power ancillary-service market rules for the Hunan Regulatory Office of China’s National Energy Administration and has conducted research on climate-related trade and sustainable-finance frameworks. She holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a master’s degree in natural resources, energy and environmental law from the University of Calgary.