Meng Jiang
About
Meng Jiang works in the industrial ecology programme with Prof. Edgar Hertwich. His research focuses on input-output analysis and material flow analysis. He focuses on modeling resource efficiency, the circular economy, and chemical systems.
He received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Industrial Ecology) from Tsinghua University, China.
He has also studied at the University of Washington (Seattle), USA (joint undergraduate program), and worked at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria (Young Scientist Summer Program), and United Nations Industrial Development Organizations (UNIDO), Austria (internship).
Publications
Jiang, M., Cao, Y., Liu C., Chen, D., Zhou, W., Wen, Q., Yu, H., Jiang, J., Ren, Y., Hu, S., Hertwich, E., & Zhu, B. (2024) Tracing fossil-based plastics, chemicals and fertilizers production in China. Nature Communications, 15, 3854
Jiang, M., Wang, R., Wood, R., Rasul, K., Zhu B., Hertwich, E. (2023). Material and Carbon Footprints of Machinery Capital. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(50), 21124–21135
Jiang, M., Behrens, P., Lyu, L., Tang, Z., Chen, D., Cao, Y., Gong, P., Zhou, W., Yang, Y., Tukker, A., Hertwich, E., & Zhu, B. (2023). Additional north-south differences in China revealed by the Planetary Pressure-Adjusted Human Development Index. Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 198, 107191.
Jiang, M., Behrens, P., Yang, Y., Tang, Z., Chen, D., Yu, Y., Liu, L., Gong, P., Zhu, S., Zhou, W., Zhu, B., and Tukker, A. (2022). Different Material Footprint Trends between China and the World in 2007-2012 Explained by Construction- and Manufacturing-associated Investment. One Earth, 5(1), 109–119
Jiang, M., Liu, L., Behrens, P., Wang, T., Tang, Z., Chen, D., Yu, Y., Ren, Z., Zhu, S., Tukker, A., and Zhu, B. (2020). Improving Subnational Input-Output Analyses Using Regional Trade Data: A Case-Study and Comparison. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(19), 12732-12741.
Jiang, M., Behrens, P., Wang, T., Tang, Z., Yu, Y., Chen, D., Liu, L., Ren, Z., Zhou, W., Zhu, S., He, C., Tukker, A., and Zhu, B. (2019). Provincial and Sector-level Material Footprints in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(52), 26484–26490.
Ren, Y., Zhu, H., Jiang, M.*, Cao, Y., Li, C., Yu, Y., Chen, D., Xu, M., Guo, B., Zhu, B.*, (2025) Filling the Gaps: Tracing 12 Types of Non-commodity Plastics in China’s Plastic Socioeconomic Metabolism. Environmental Science & Technology, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c01174
Hu, Q., Qian, S., Wang, Y., Zhao, J., Jiang, M., Sun, M., Huang, H., Gan, T., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Cheng, Y., Niu, Z. (2024) Polyethylene hydrogenolysis by dilute RuPt alloy to achieve H2-pressure-independent low methane selectivity. Nature Communications 15, 10573.
Zheng, H., Wood, R., Moran, D., Feng, K., Tisserant, A., Jiang, M., Hertwich, E. G. (2023). Rising carbon inequality and its driving factors from 2005 to 2015. Global Environmental Change, 82, 102704.
Zheng, H., Zhang, Z., Dietzenbacher, E., Zhou, Y., Többen, J., Feng, K., Moran D., Jiang, M., Shan, Y., Wang, D., Liu X., Li, L., Zhao, D., Meng, J., Guan, D. (2023). Leveraging opportunity of low carbon transition by super–emitter cities in China. Science Bulletin. 68(20), 2456–2466.
Liu, L., Schandl, H., West, J., Jiang, M., Ren, Z., Chen, D., and Zhu, B. (2022) Copper Ore Material Footprints and Transfers Embodied in Domestic and International Trade of Provinces in China. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1–14. doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13285
Ren, Z., Jiang, M., Chen, D., Yu, Y., Li, F., Xu, M., Bringezu, S., and Zhu, B. (2022). Stocks and Flows of Sand, Gravel, and Crushed Stone in China (1978–2018): Evidence of the Peaking and Structural Transformation of Supply and Demand. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 180, 106173
Du, Y., Zhao, D., Jiang, M., Bo, Y., Wu, C., Varis, O., Peng, J., and Zhou, F. (2022). Local and Non-local Drivers of Consumption-based Water Use in China during 2007–2015: Perspective of Metacoupling. Journal of Environmental Management, 312, 114940
Zhu, B., Chen, D., Jiang, M., Ren, Y., Cao, Y., Zhou, W., Hu, S., and Jin, Y. (2021). Key Role of Chemical Engineering in Transition to Low-carbon Development in Perspective of the Linkage between Resource Utilization and Carbon Emissions. CIESC Journal, 72(12), 5893–5903
Jiang, X., Wang, T., Jiang, M., Xu, M., Yu, Y., Guo, B., Chen, D., Hu, S., Jiang, J., Zhang, Y., and Zhu, B. (2020). Assessment of Plastic Stocks and Flows in China: 1978-2017. Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 161, 104969.
Zhu, B., Chen, Z., Zhang, Y., Chen, D., and Jiang, M. (2016). Resource productivity estimates at the municipal and intra-county levels in China. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 56(12), 1341–1345
Publications
2025
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Ren, Yucheng;
Zhu, Hengzhi;
Jiang, Meng;
Cao, Yuheng;
Li, Chunlong;
Yu, Yadong.
(2025)
Filling the Gaps: Tracing 12 Types of Non-commodity Plastics in China’s Plastic Socioeconomic Metabolism.
Environmental Science and Technology
Academic article
2024
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Jiang, Meng;
Cao, Yuheng;
Liu, Changgong;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Zhou, Wenji;
Wen, Qian.
(2024)
Tracing fossil-based plastics, chemicals and fertilizers production in China.
Nature Communications
Academic article
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Hu, Qikun;
Qian, Shuairen;
Wang, Yuqi;
Zhao, Jiayang;
Jiang, Meng;
Sun, Mingze.
(2024)
Polyethylene hydrogenolysis by dilute RuPt alloy to achieve H<inf>2</inf>-pressure-independent low methane selectivity.
Nature Communications
Academic article
2023
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Jiang, Meng;
Wang, Ranran;
Wood, Richard John;
Rasul, Kajwan;
Zhu, Bing;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2023)
Material and Carbon Footprints of Machinery Capital.
Environmental Science and Technology
Academic article
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Jiang, Meng;
Behrens, Paul;
Lyu, Le;
Tang, Zhipeng;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Cao, Yuheng.
(2023)
Additional north-south differences in China revealed by the Planetary Pressure-Adjusted Human Development Index.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Academic article
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Zheng, Heran;
Zhang, Zengkai;
Dietzenbacher, Erik;
Zhou, Ya;
Többen, Johannes Reinhard;
Feng, Kuishuang.
(2023)
Leveraging opportunity of low carbon transition by super-emitter cities in China.
Science Bulletin
Academic article
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Zheng, Heran;
Wood, Richard John;
Moran, Daniel Dean;
Feng, Kuishuang;
Tisserant, Alexandre Fabien Regis;
Jiang, Meng.
(2023)
Rising carbon inequality and its driving factors from 2005 to 2015.
Global Environmental Change
Academic article
2022
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Du, Yueyue;
Zhao, Dandan;
Jiang, Meng;
Bo, Yan;
Wu, Changxian;
Varis, Olli.
(2022)
Local and non-local drivers of consumption-based water use in China during 2007–2015: Perspective of metacoupling.
Journal of Environmental Management (JEM)
Academic article
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Ren, Zijian;
Jiang, Meng;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Yu, Yadong;
Li, Fei;
Xu, Ming.
(2022)
Corrigendum to ‘Stocks and flows of sand, gravel, and crushed stone in China (1978-2018): Evidence of the peaking and structural transformation of supply and demand’ (Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2022) 180, (S0921344922000210), (10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106173)).
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Errata
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Liu, Lin;
Schandl, Heinz;
West, James;
Jiang, Meng;
Ren, Zijian;
Chen, Dingjiang.
(2022)
Copper ore material footprints and transfers embodied in domestic and international trade of provinces in China.
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Academic article
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Ren, Zijian;
Jiang, Meng;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Yu, Yadong;
Li, Fei;
Xu, Ming.
(2022)
Stocks and flows of sand, gravel, and crushed stone in China (1978–2018): Evidence of the peaking and structural transformation of supply and demand.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Academic article
Journal publications
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Ren, Yucheng;
Zhu, Hengzhi;
Jiang, Meng;
Cao, Yuheng;
Li, Chunlong;
Yu, Yadong.
(2025)
Filling the Gaps: Tracing 12 Types of Non-commodity Plastics in China’s Plastic Socioeconomic Metabolism.
Environmental Science and Technology
Academic article
-
Jiang, Meng;
Cao, Yuheng;
Liu, Changgong;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Zhou, Wenji;
Wen, Qian.
(2024)
Tracing fossil-based plastics, chemicals and fertilizers production in China.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Hu, Qikun;
Qian, Shuairen;
Wang, Yuqi;
Zhao, Jiayang;
Jiang, Meng;
Sun, Mingze.
(2024)
Polyethylene hydrogenolysis by dilute RuPt alloy to achieve H<inf>2</inf>-pressure-independent low methane selectivity.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Jiang, Meng;
Wang, Ranran;
Wood, Richard John;
Rasul, Kajwan;
Zhu, Bing;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2023)
Material and Carbon Footprints of Machinery Capital.
Environmental Science and Technology
Academic article
-
Jiang, Meng;
Behrens, Paul;
Lyu, Le;
Tang, Zhipeng;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Cao, Yuheng.
(2023)
Additional north-south differences in China revealed by the Planetary Pressure-Adjusted Human Development Index.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Academic article
-
Zheng, Heran;
Zhang, Zengkai;
Dietzenbacher, Erik;
Zhou, Ya;
Többen, Johannes Reinhard;
Feng, Kuishuang.
(2023)
Leveraging opportunity of low carbon transition by super-emitter cities in China.
Science Bulletin
Academic article
-
Zheng, Heran;
Wood, Richard John;
Moran, Daniel Dean;
Feng, Kuishuang;
Tisserant, Alexandre Fabien Regis;
Jiang, Meng.
(2023)
Rising carbon inequality and its driving factors from 2005 to 2015.
Global Environmental Change
Academic article
-
Du, Yueyue;
Zhao, Dandan;
Jiang, Meng;
Bo, Yan;
Wu, Changxian;
Varis, Olli.
(2022)
Local and non-local drivers of consumption-based water use in China during 2007–2015: Perspective of metacoupling.
Journal of Environmental Management (JEM)
Academic article
-
Ren, Zijian;
Jiang, Meng;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Yu, Yadong;
Li, Fei;
Xu, Ming.
(2022)
Corrigendum to ‘Stocks and flows of sand, gravel, and crushed stone in China (1978-2018): Evidence of the peaking and structural transformation of supply and demand’ (Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2022) 180, (S0921344922000210), (10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106173)).
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Errata
-
Liu, Lin;
Schandl, Heinz;
West, James;
Jiang, Meng;
Ren, Zijian;
Chen, Dingjiang.
(2022)
Copper ore material footprints and transfers embodied in domestic and international trade of provinces in China.
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Academic article
-
Ren, Zijian;
Jiang, Meng;
Chen, Dingjiang;
Yu, Yadong;
Li, Fei;
Xu, Ming.
(2022)
Stocks and flows of sand, gravel, and crushed stone in China (1978–2018): Evidence of the peaking and structural transformation of supply and demand.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureHertwich, Edgar G.; Jiang, Meng. (2025) The carbon footprint of machine tools and metal working machinery in U.S. manufacturing. THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING 32nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering , Manchester 2025-04-07 - 2025-04-09
2023
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Academic lectureJiang, Meng; Wang, Ranran; Wood, Richard John; Hertwich, Edgar. (2023) Global Carbon and Material Footprints of Machinery Capital. ISIE 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE) , Leiden 2023-07-02 - 2023-07-05
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Academic lectureCao, Yuheng; Jiang, Meng; Zhu, Bing. (2023) Energy and feedstock: Material Flow Analysis of Fossil-based Chemical Production in China. ISIE 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE) , Leiden 2023-07-02 - 2023-07-05
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Academic lectureJiang, Meng. (2023) Tracing Fossil-Based Energy, Plastics, and Chemical Production in China. NTNU 6th NTNU Young Researcher Clean Energy Forum , Trondheim 2023-03-31 - 2023-04-01
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Academic lectureRen, Yucheng; Jiang, Jian; Jiang, Meng; Zhu, Bing. (2023) Carbon Emissions from China's Plastic Production and Consumption. ISIE 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE) , Leiden 2023-07-02 - 2023-07-05
2022
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Academic lectureRen, Zijian; Jiang, Meng; Chen, Dingjiang; Yu, Yadong; Li, Fei; Xu, Ming. (2022) Structure Transition and Circularity Gap of Sand and Gravel Resources in China. EGU EGU22 , Vienna 2022-05-23 - 2022-05-27
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Academic lectureJiang, Meng; Zhu, Bing. (2022) Integrating socioeconomic factors, carbon emissions, and material footprints to evaluate the development of Chinese provinces: An analysis based on planetary pressure-adjusted human development index. Gordon Research Conference Gordon Research Conference - Industrial Ecology , Newry, USA 2022-06-12 - 2022-06-17
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Academic lectureJiang, Meng; Behrens, Paul; Yang, Yongheng; Tang, Zhipeng; Chen, Dingjiang; Yu, Yadong. (2022) Distinguishing Capital Investment and Consumption of Material Footprint: A Comparative Analysis between Subnational China and Other Nations. EGU EGU22 , Vienna 2022-05-23 - 2022-05-27
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PosterJiang, Meng; Zhu, Bing; Hertwich, Edgar. (2022) The Role of Capital Investment in China’s Material Development. ISIE 14th ISIE Socio-Economic Metabolism section conference (ISIE-SEM) , Vienna 2022-09-19 - 2022-09-21