Lauri Myllyvirta

Lauri Myllyvirta is a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute and the lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

Articles by Lauri Myllyvirta
The silhouettes of three workers are seen from behind as they stand in front of a field of solar panels. One worker has a gloved hand extended to reach the nearest panel. Sunlight glints on the surface of panels farther on in the field.
The silhouettes of three workers are seen from behind as they stand in front of a field of solar panels. One worker has a gloved hand extended to reach the nearest panel. Sunlight glints on the surface of panels farther on in the field.

China’s Climate Targets Could Make or Break the Paris Agreement

Analysis
Lauri Myllyvirta, Byford Tsang
Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette.
Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette.

China Pledged to ‘Strictly Control’ Coal. The Opposite Happened.

Analysis
Lauri Myllyvirta, Byford Tsang
A protester in Germany against Russia's war in Ukraine.
A protester in Germany against Russia's war in Ukraine.

How Europe Can Slash Fossil Fuels and Frustrate Putin

Analysis
Lauri Myllyvirta
Employees work on a high-voltage transmission tower in China.
Employees work on a high-voltage transmission tower in China.

The Real Reasons Behind China’s Energy Crisis

Analysis
Lauri Myllyvirta
A man holds his daughter across from a coal power station in Shanghai.
A man holds his daughter across from a coal power station in Shanghai.

Why Xi’s Coal Pledge Is a Big Deal

Explainer
Lauri Myllyvirta
Two men play chess by a smog-shrouded lake.
Two men play chess by a smog-shrouded lake.

Sino-U.S. Competition Is Good for Climate Change Efforts

Argument
Lauri Myllyvirta
People (front) take photos of the Forbidden City (C) on a polluted day in Beijing on October 15, 2018. (NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)
People (front) take photos of the Forbidden City (C) on a polluted day in Beijing on October 15, 2018. (NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

Beijing Could Choke The World Or Save It

Argument
Lauri Myllyvirta
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