Nan has more than five years experience working in low carbon development and climate change related fields. She has worked on a wide range of projects involving circular economy, low carbon technology innovation, low carbon cities and carbon footprinting, accumulating significant expertise in these areas.

Before joining Carbon Trust, Nan Zhang worked for WWF-China for four years, focusing on climate and energy related policy research and south-south renewable energy cooperation. She supported the project design, coordination and implementation of WWF’s South-south RE Cooperation Initiative. She also worked on the low carbon city initiative, together with local partners, to promote the low carbon transition of Chinese cities. 

She holds a Master's of Environmental Science from Peking University.