Yuen Yoong Leong

Director of Sustainability Studies, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN); Professor, Sunway University

Professor Leong Yuen Yoong is Director of Sustainability Studies at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Professor of Practice at Sunway University. She co-leads SDSN’s ASEAN Green Future project, which involves decarbonizing technical systems and recarbonizing ecosystems, to accelerate action on climate change. She also supervises PhD students in energy transition, analyzes policies, writes, teaches and delivers keynotes on global issues of sustainability.

Articles by Yuen Yoong Leong

1. Leapfrogging to green industry in middle-income countries

   Yuen Yoong Leong

   Climate — Global

   How can MICs, currently driving much of the world’s growth, ensure that their rapid industrialization is sustainable?

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   7 November 2023

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