WEIZE SONG is the Research Director of GREEN Data Platform at the Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy of Tsinghua University, a jointly appointed faculty member at the Institute for Carbon Neutrality of Tsinghua University, and a young academic leader at the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University. His main research focuses on fundamental theories, methodologies, and system integration applications for the environment, climate, and energy governance. He has led the design and development of the Green Climate Governance Intelligent Platform (version 1.0) and the SSP Future Scenario Database (version 1.0), which will be released at COP30 held in Belém, Brazil.

He is also a Subproject PI of the Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Subproject PI for special program funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and principal investigator for the Youth Program of the Beijing Natural Science Foundation. He serves as Associate Editor of the Water-Energy Nexus journal (JCR Q1) and received the 2024 Best Editorial Award. His work has been recognized with the 2024 ESI Highly Cited Paper, the ICCEE 2025 Best Paper Award, and the IGEC 2025 Best Presentation Award. Additionally, he serves as Deputy Secretary-General of the Carbon Neutrality Committee of the China Energy Research Society.

He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2018, completed his postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University in 2021, and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University in the United States. He has participated in the Conferences of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and served as a scientific committee member and session chair at major international academic conferences in the fields of energy and environmental management. His work has been reported by mainstream media outlets such as CGTN, People’s Daily Online, and Phoenix TV.

He welcomes institutional partners for collaboration and invites jointly trained Ph.D. students to join the research team.

Served as associate editor, editorial board member, or reviewer for multiple domestic and international journals, and received the Annual Best Editorial Board Member Award.

Associate Editor，Water-Energy Nexus（JCR Q1）, 2023.03-Current

Early Career Editorial Board Member, Sustainability（JCR Q1,SSCI, IF=3.3）, 2025.08-Current

Editor，Energy, Ecology and Environment（SCI, IF=3.6）, 2023.01-Current

Early Career Editorial Board Member，Carbon Neutrality（SCI，IF=12.5）, 2023.11-current

Early Career Editorial Board Member，Petroleum and New Energy， 2024.04-Current

Deputy Secretary-General of the Carbon Neutrality Committee of the China Energy Research Society，2025.10-current.

Council Member, Chinese Society of Energy Economics and Management, 2024.10-current

Member of the Board, SESC Energy & Resource Systems Engineering Technical Committee， 2023.10-Current

Committee member，Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, 2023.01-Current

Member of the ESG Professional Committee of the All-China Environment Federation (ACEF), 2024.04-Current

Guest Editor, Land Journal（SSCI, IF=3.2）(for special issue series)

Peer Reviewers for Energy Strategy Reviews, Urban Climate, Cities.

· Low-Carbon Pathways

· Energy Scenario and Forecasting

· Environmental Geoinformatics

· Spatial Data Analytics

· Machine learning

[1]  National Key R&D Program Project, Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation, 2023.11-2026.10, Sub-project Leader

[2] National Natural Science Foundation Special Project, Research on the Multidimensional Regional Heterogeneity Impacts and Policy Responses of Carbon Neutral Energy Transition, 2023-2025.12, Project Leader

[3] China Southern Power Grid Science and Technology Project, R&D of Electric-Carbon Measurement Technology Considering the Impact of Power Trading, 2024.04-2027.12, Project Leader

[4] Tsinghua University Independent Research International Cooperation Special Project, COP30 China Pavilion Digital Theme Day Side Event, 2025.11-2026.09, Principal Investigator

[5] Tsinghua University Independent Research International Cooperation Special Project, Research on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Path of Tsinghua Climate Change Research Institute Data Platform, 2023.09-2024.08, Principal Investigator

[6] Annual Energy Soft Science Research Project of the National Energy Administration, Research on Energy Industry Management and Supervision Big Data System and Data Resource Management, 2023.08-2024.08, Principal Investigator

[7] Annual Energy Soft Science Research Project of the National Energy Administration, Low-Carbon Transformation Path and Key Policy Research of Park Energy Use under the Dual-Carbon Goals, 2023.08-2024.08, Principal Investigator

[8] Tsinghua University Independent Research Frontier Interdisciplinary Special Project, CCS Deployment Decision Technology under Uncertainty and Compounding Risks, 2022.10-2023.12, Principal Investigator

[9] Toyota Motor Corporation, Potential Role and Pathways of CCUS in Achieving Carbon Neutrality in China's Power Sector, 2021.11-2022.11, Principal Investigator[10] Energy Foundation, Comparative Study of Deep Decarbonization Technological Innovation and Policies between China and the USA, 2022.06-2023.04, Sub-project Leader (CCUS Focus)

[11] Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Strategic Planning, Carbon Neutral Energy Science and Technology Research, 2022.04-2022.12, Participant

[12] Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Climate Department, International Observations on Global Climate Governance, 2023.05-2023.12, Participant

[13] Tsinghua-Toyota Joint Research Institute, Selection of Key Technologies and Policy Mechanisms for Global Deep Emission Reduction, 2022.09-2023.08, Participant

[14] Beijing Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, Study on the Impact of Urban Morphological Changes in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region on Air Quality Based on Spatial Econometric Models, 2022, Principal Investigator

[15] National Key R&D Program Project, Changes in Human Elements and Their Spatial Overlay Effects with Natural Elements, 2017.07-2022.06, Participant

Best Editorial Board Award, Water-Energy Nexus, November 2024, Seoul, South Korea

Best Paper Award, ICEEE, August 2025, Berlin, Germany

Best Presentation Award, IGEC, October 2025, Reykjavík, Iceland  

ESI Highly Cited Papers, 2024

International journal papers

Du, C., Yuan, Y., Sun, L., Fujii, M., Song, W., Yao, Y., Ren, J., 2025. Achieving synergy between pollution reduction and carbon mitigation in the eco-industrial park: a multi-objective optimization framework. Journal of Environmental Management 390, 126257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126257

Zhi, D., Lv, Y., Sun, H., Feng, X., Song, W., Tirachini, A., Antoniou, C., 2025. Understanding factors influencing ride-splitting adoption in Beijing: A comparative analysis with solo ride-hailing. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 200, 104625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104625

Song, W., Yang, W., Wang, N., Wang, C., Li, Z., Ou, Y., Zhang, X., 2024. How does industrial transformative process shape the spatial dynamics of urban development? Land Use Policy 138, 107015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.107015

Gao, W., Song, W., Chen, Y., Zhu, X., Yang, T., Wang, C., Yin, Y., 2024. Effect of copper on fermentative hydrogen production from sewage sludge: Insights into working mechanisms. Renewable Energy 231, 121005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.121005

Zhi, D., Song, D., Chen, Y., Yang, Y., Zhao, H., Wang, T., Wu, H., Song, W. *, Yang, X., Liu, Y., 2024a. Spatial insights for sustainable transportation based on carbon emissions from multiple transport modes: A township-level case study in China. Cities 155, 105405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105405

Zhi, D., Zhao, H., Chen, Y., Song, W. *, Song, D., Yang, Y., 2024b. Quantifying the heterogeneous impacts of the urban built environment on traffic carbon emissions: New insights from machine learning techniques. Urban Climate 53, 101765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101765

Ou, Y., Bao, Z., Ng, S.T., Song, W., Chen, K., 2024a. Land-use carbon emissions and built environment characteristics: A city-level quantitative analysis in emerging economies. Land Use Policy 137, 107019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.107019

Ou, Y., Song, W., Nam, K.-M., 2024b. Metro-line expansions and local air quality in Shenzhen: Focusing on network effects. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 126, 103991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103991

Ou, Y., Bao, Z., Thomas Ng, S., Song, W., 2023. Estimating the effect of air quality on Bike-Sharing usage in Shanghai, China: An instrumental variable approach. Travel Behaviour and Society 33, 100626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100626

Yin, Y., Lou, T., Song, W., Wang, C., Wang, J., 2023a. Production of medium chain fatty acids from fermentation of antibiotic residuals: Fate of antibiotic resistance genes. Bioresource Technology 379, 129056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129056

Yin, Y., Lou, T., Song, W., Wang, C., Wang, J., 2023b. Production of medium chain fatty acids from antibiotic fermentation residuals pretreated by ionizing radiation: Elimination of antibiotic resistance genes. Bioresource Technology 382, 129180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129180

Yin, Y., Song, W., Wang, J., 2022. Inhibitory effect of acetic acid on dark-fermentative hydrogen production. Bioresource Technology 364, 128074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128074

Song, W., Zhang, X., An, K., Yang, T., Li, H., Wang, C., 2021. Quantifying the spillover elasticities of urban built environment configurations on the adjacent traffic CO2 emissions in mainland China. Applied Energy 283, 116271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116271

Wang, X.-C., Klemeš, J.J., Ouyang, X., Xu, Z., Fan, W., Wei, H., Song, W., 2021. Regional embodied Water-Energy-Carbon efficiency of China. Energy 224, 120159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120159

Song, W., Wang, C., Chen, W., Zhang, X., Li, H., Li, J., 2020. Unlocking the spatial heterogeneous relationship between Per Capita GDP and nearby air quality using bivariate local indicator of spatial association. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 160, 104880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104880

Song, W., Jia, H., Li, Z., Tang, D., Wang, C., 2019. Detecting urban land-use configuration effects on NO2 and NO variations using geographically weighted land use regression. Atmospheric Environment 197, 166–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.10.031

Song, W., Jia, H., Li, Z., Tang, D., 2018. Using geographical semi-variogram method to quantify the difference between NO2 and PM2.5 spatial distribution characteristics in urban areas. Science of The Total Environment 631–632, 688–694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.040

Song, W., Jia, H., Huang, J., Zhang, Y., 2014a. A satellite-based geographically weighted regression model for regional PM2.5 estimation over the Pearl River Delta region in China. Remote Sensing of Environment 154, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.008

Song, W., Jia, H., Liu, S., Liang, S., Wang, Z., Hao, L., Chai, S., 2014b. A Remote Sensing Based Forage Biomass Yield Inversion Model of Alpine-cold Meadow during Grass-withering Period in Sanjiangyuan Area. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 17, 012042. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/17/1/012042

International conference papers

Liu, X. ^&, Song, W.*, 2024. Framework for Zero-Carbon Park Pathway Development: Integrating Subsystem Synergies through Energy and Carbon Flow Analysis, in: 2024 IEEE 8th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI²). Presented at the 2024 IEEE 8th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI²), IEEE, Shenyang, China, pp. 454–458. https://doi.org/10.1109/EI264398.2024.10990424

Xu, L. ^&, Song, W.*, Sun, L., 2025. Developing An Energy Market-Oriented Carbon Performance Evaluation Framework from Industrial Parks’ Perspective, in: 2025 IEEE 8th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC). Presented at the 2025 IEEE 8th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC), IEEE, Changsha, China, pp. 1261–1267. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIEEC64805.2025.11116165

Yang, Y., Pan, F., Feng, L., Ji, Y., Song, W. *, 2024. Zero- and Low-Carbon Energy Transition Policy System for Industrial Parks under Dual Carbon Goals, in: 2024 IEEE 8th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2). Presented at the 2024 IEEE 8th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI²), IEEE, Shenyang, China, pp. 709–714. https://doi.org/10.1109/EI264398.2024.10990752

Patents and computer software copyrights

Wang Rui, Wei Wending, Song Weize, Guo Wei, a building energy management safety architecture system [P]. Chinese patent: ZL 2023 1 0077928.9, 2023-05-09.

Jia Haifeng, Han Yu, Song Weize, a cellular automata land use change simulation system based on multi-criteria judgment V1.0, registration number: 2015SR072073, first published date: 2015-03-15, development completion date: 2015-03-01.

Books

[3] Xie Zhenhua, Li Zheng. Introduction to Global Climate Governance [M], Beijing, China Science and Technology Press, 2023-10-01. (Main members of the writing group). Series on Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology.

[2] Jia Haifeng. Environmental Information Technology and Practice [M], Beijing, Higher Education Press, 2023-12-21. (Contributed to Chapter 7: Techniques and Methods for Three-Dimensional Analysis of Spatial Data). Recommended as a national-level planning textbook for the 14th Five-Year Plan.

[1] Jia Haifeng, Liu Xuehua. Principles and Applications of Environmental Remote Sensing (2nd Edition) [M], Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2022-02-01. (Responsible for Chapter 12: Remote Sensing Research on Spatial Distribution of Typical Urban Air Pollutants). Won the Excellent Textbook Award from Tsinghua University.

Standards

[1]《Technical specification for evaluation of zero carbon parks》（T/CECA-G 0344—2025）,2025.03, China Energy Conservation Association.

[2]《General specification for construction and evaluation of zero-carbon emission park》（T/DZIN 458-2025），2025.08，China Electronics Energy-Saving Technology Association.

Reports

[1] Policy Incentives of CCUS development under China's Carbon Neutrality Goal.

[2] The Second Year of the Tsinghua University - Harvard University Project on Technological Systems and Innovation Policy for Climate Neutrality: Synthesis report.

Has repeatedly served as a moderator, convener, session chair, or member of the scientific committee for international academic conferences in the fields of environment, energy, and climate governance.

[8] Weize Song (2025). The 17th International Green Energy Conference & The 6th International Conference on Energy and AI, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 12 - 15, 2025. (Invited session moderator)

[7] Weize Song (2025). The International Conference on Energy, Ecology and Environment (ICEEE 2025), Berlin, Germany, Aug 29-Sep 2, 2025 (Invited Scientific committee member, invited session chair).

[6] Weize Song (2025). 11th Applied Energy Symposium and Forum on Low-Carbon Cities and Urban Energy Systems(CUE 2025), Kitakyushu, Japan, July 18-22, 2024 (Invited session chair).

[5] Weize Song (2024). The 8th IEEE conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (IEEE EI²), Shenyan, China, Nov 29-Dec 2, 2024 (Invited session chair).

[4] Weize Song (2024). 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11-22, 2024 (Invited moderator).

[3] Weize Song (2024). 16th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2024), Niigata, Japan, Sep 1-5, 2024 (Invited session chair).

[2] Weize Song (2024). 5th International Conference on Energy, Ecology and Environment (ICEEE 2024), Rome, Italy, Aug 26-29, 2024 (Invited Scientific committee member).

[1] Weize Song (2023). 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov 30-Dec 12, 2023 (Invited Speaker).