Hongpeng Lei
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Hongpeng Lei is from Paris, Île-de-France, France. Hongpeng works in the following industries: "Non-profit Organization Management", "Think Tanks", and "Philanthropy". Hongpeng is currently Chief of Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division at UN Environment Programme, located in Paris, France. Hongpeng also works as International Special Advisor at The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), a job Hongpeng has held since May 2022. In Hongpeng's previous role as a Global Director, Climate at Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Hongpeng worked in London, England, United Kingdom until Jul 2025. Prior to joining Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Hongpeng was a Member Board of Directors at C40 Cities and held the position of Member Board of Directors at London, England, United Kingdom. Prior to that, Hongpeng was a Chair of the Steering Committee at Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership , based in London Area, United Kingdom from Nov 2022 to Jun 2025. Hongpeng started working as Member, China Strategy and Development Committee at World Resources Institute in Washington, United States in Feb 2022. From Jan 2019 to Jun 2025, Hongpeng was Board Director at The Energy Foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. Prior to that, Hongpeng was a Chief Representative, China at Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), based in Beijing, China from Jul 2018 to Jun 2025. Hongpeng started working as Regional Director, East and Southeast Asia at Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) in London, England, United Kingdom in Aug 2021.
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Leads CIFF’s global portfolio on cities, transport, air quality, and cooling and oversees CIFF’s regional strategy and implementation in East and South East Asia, including China as CIFF’s China Chief Rep, working on energy transition, climate finance, cities and transport, air quality, food and land use, and China’s roles in globe. Hongpeng’s career spans government, think tank, NGOs and philanthropies. Prior to joining CIFF, he was the Director of Energy Program in China for the World Resources Institute, focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low carbon city planning and demonstration. Previously, led WWF China’s climate and energy team and its Low Carbon City Initiative. He also worked on building energy efficiency and green buildings at China’s Ministry of Construction, where he gained extensive experiences on building sector. Hongpeng sits on the Board of C40, a global network of mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis. He is also on the board of Energy Foundation China, a strategic re-granter pursuing clean energy, safe climate and sustainable prosperity, and chairs the Steering Committee of Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership, a multi-donor partnership formed by governmental and philanthropic partners to accelerate sustainable energy transition in the region. His current advisory roles include Special Advisor of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), which supports China’s top decision-makers with sustainable development recommendations; Member of China Strategy and Development Committee of World Resources Institute, a world-leading thinktank on environment and climate; and Member of China Advisory Committee of African Climate Foundation, which unlocks development opportunities in climate action in Africa.
ETP is a multi-donor partnership formed by governmental and philanthropic partners to accelerate sustainable energy transition in Southeast Asia in line with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
Set up CIFF’s China strategy and manage a portfolio with programmes over 80m USD focusing energy transition, carbon pricing, sustainable cities and air quality.
Directed the strategic planning, designing and implementing of WRI's energy program in China. Under his leadership, the program worked with WRI global energy teams to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy access. He also led the energy pillar of the Sustainable Cities Initiative in China with focus on low carbon city planning and demonstration.
As acting Program Director, led WWF's climate and energy team in China. managed a team of more than eight people with functions of international climate neogiation, low carbon cities, renewable energy, climate business engagement, and public campaign.
Leader of WWF's Low Carbon City Initiative in China, and also leading the policy work on low carbon scenarios, renewable energy, building energy efficiency, etc.
Leader of WWF's Low Carbon City Initiative in China, worked with the team to explore low carbon development models in pilot cities and disseminate successful experiences to other cities.
Supervised a team of five people, and prmoted building energy efficiency codes enforcement and green buildings development.
Worked with stakeholders including government agencies, research institutes, and business players to enforce building energy efficiency codes and standards in China both at national and local levels, and managed more than five of the Ministry’s international cooperation projects that focus on building energy efficiency improvement in China funded by the World Bank, UNDP, GTZ, FFEM (French GEF), the Energy Foundation.