Mengyu Li

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The University of Sydney
Dr. Mengyu Li received her Ph.D. at Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) in the School of Physics, the University of Sydney in 2020. She now works as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at ISA. Her research areas include: 1) lower-carbon energy system modelling and sector coupling strategies; 2) using input-output-based disaster models to assess economic, environmental and social impacts of disasters. Dr Li was part of the team that won the 2022 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.

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Inclusive and workplace acceptance of refugees
Partnering for refugee employment

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SDG 16
Institutional investors demand a more sustainable capitalism

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SDG15 Bushfires
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Setting fire to parts of a forest to save it might seem counterintuitive to urban communities. There is no equivalent of torching a few streets to protect a suburb. However, amongst First Nations people in Australia, hazard reduction burning is a well-established practice.

SDG13 - coal mining
Net zero now – it’s the economy AND the planet

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