Jenna Behrendt is a Research Associate at the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS). Her work focuses on integrated quantitative analysis and modeling of energy systems, land use, and related issues at the center of climate and sustainability debates. Before joining CGS, Jenna coordinated renewable energy projects and led youth climate leadership programs at the New York City (NYC) Department of Education. She also interned at the NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability and the US EPA, and worked for a Community Choice Energy provider in Santa Clara County, CA. Jenna has a Master's degree in Environmental Science & Policy from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in Natural Resources from Cornell University. She enjoys hiking, cooking vegetarian meals and reading fiction.
Rising to meet the ambition set out by our global climate commitments demands accelerated actions and commitments between all actors across our society: states, cities, businesses, universities, faith groups, and more. These sum-of-society actors have incredible leverage to impact the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions, innovate across our economy, and accelerate the speed of the global clean energy transition.
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Successfully addressing the climate crisis while achieving sustainable development goals will require carefully constructed strategies to enact rapid economic transitions to a cleaner economy—tailored to national circumstances and priorities. The Center for Global Sustainability has deep expertise in country-specific analytical and policy approaches across key sectors and in support of a 1.5°C-pathway.
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The China Program at CGS integrates scientific research, education, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement to help understand and inform the development and deployment of China’s climate, energy, and environment strategies across international, national, and local contexts.
Learn More about China ProgramSchool Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Maria Borrero, Christoph Bertram, Jenna Behrendt, Audrey Rader, Mel George, Jiehong Lou, Andy Miller, Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Kowan O’Keefe, Xinyue Li, Mengye Zhu, Claire Squire, Nathan Hultman, Xiangwen Fu, Alicia Zhao
Other Authors: Dmitry Churlyaev, Jordan Snarski, Bhavika Buddi, Alexandra Kreis
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Steven J. Smith, Mengye Zhu, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Xinzhao Cheng, Shiqi Chen, Anom Ashok Dule, Haiwen Zhang
School Authors: Mengye Zhu, Jenna Behrendt, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Xinzhao Cheng, Wenli Li, Yingtong Li, Chengcheng Mei, Lingyan Chen, Sha Fu
School Authors: Mengye Zhu, Steven J. Smith, Meredydd Evans, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jiehong Lou, Jenna Behrendt, Nathan Hultman, Sha Yu
Other Authors: Minpeng Chen, Qimin Chai, Fei Teng, Pu Wang, Xinzhao Cheng, Wenli Li, Sha Fu, Haiwen Zhang, Manjyot Ahluwalia, Yi Wang
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Andy Miller, Christoph Bertram, Mel George, Maria Borrero, Alicia Zhao, Gokul Iyer, Kathleen Kennedy, Jiehong Lou, Haewon McJeon, Kowan O’Keefe, Mengye Zhu, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Matthew Zwerling, Michael Westphal , Alexandra Kreis, Dillon Walton, Aldana Joel Canton, Shiqi Chen, Yingtong Li, Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Christoph Bertram, Steven J. Smith, Jenna Behrendt, Haewon McJeon, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Henry Liu, Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Sha Yu, Jenna Behrendt, Andy Miller, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Yang Liu, Jacqueline Adams, Wenli Li, Haiwen Zhang, Jing Cheng, Dan Tong, Jiawei Song, Qiang Zhang
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Jenna Behrendt, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
Other Authors: Bradley Phelps, Matthew Zwerling
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Jenna Behrendt, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
Other Authors: Bradley Phelps, Matthew Zwerling
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jiehong Lou, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt, Haewon McJeon, Nathan Hultman
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Nathan Hultman
School Authors: Sha Yu, Jenna Behrendt, Andy Miller, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Yang Liu, Jacqueline Adams, Wenli Li, Haiwen Zhang, Jing Cheng, Dan Tong, Jiawei Song, Qiang Zhang
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Mengye Zhu, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Meredydd Evans, Nathan Hultman, Haewon McJeon, Steven J. Smith
Other Authors: Sha Yu, Xinzhao Cheng, Wenli Li, Baobao Liu, Jared Williams, Haiwen Zhang, Qimin Chai, Minpeng Chen, Fei Guo, Lena Höglund Isaksson, Nina Khanna, Jiang Lin, Yazhen Wu
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Mengye Zhu, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Meredydd Evans, Nathan Hultman, Haewon McJeon, Steven J. Smith
Other Authors: Jared Williams, Haiwen Zhang, Baobao Liu, Xinzhao Cheng, Sha Yu, Wenli Li
School Authors: Sha Yu, Jenna Behrendt
Other Authors: Sha Fu, Xiao Qin, Lingyan Chen, Xuan Du, Manqi Li, Chengcheng Mei, Zhuoxiang Yang, Fei Guo, Volker Krey, Junling Liu, Nina Khanna, Hongyou Lu, Nan Zhou, Yazhen Wu, Ke Wang, Qimin Chai, Wenying Chen, Shu Zhang, Xinzhao Cheng, Leon Clarke
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jiehong Lou, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt, Gokul Iyer, Haewon McJeon, James 'Jae' Edmonds, Sha Yu, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Baihe Gu, Jiawei Song, Leon Clarke, Yi Wang, Xianchun Tan, Kaiwei Zhu, Yuhui Sheng, Hanbing Zhai, Lingsi Kong, Yonglong Cheng, Jon Sampedro, Stephanie Waldhoff
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt
Other Authors: John O'Neill, Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon , Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Shannon Kennedy, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Kowan O’Keefe
Other Authors: Kevin Kennedy, Tom Cyrs, John O'Neill, Wendy Jaglom , John Feldmann, Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon, Alicia Zhao , Jenna Behrendt, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
