‘This is an unhealthy environment’: Arctic researcher Li Xueke leaves the US for Hong Kong

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Arctic researcher Li Xueke left the University of Pennsylvania to join City University of Hong Kong as an assistant professor focusing on energy and environment. Li's work centers on the economic impacts of Arctic shipping routes becoming navigable due to climate change.

For climate scientist Li Xueke, the decision to leave the University of Pennsylvania for Hong Kong was a pivot to the front lines of the global green economy. As climate change turns the Arctic into a seasonally navigable ocean, Li’s research on critical new shipping routes could shed light on the economic impacts of a warming planet. Li joined City University of Hong Kong (CityU) last month as an assistant professor in the school of energy and environment, following a decade of study and work...