Chunyu Pan

PhD Candidate 2024-

Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
2310-2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Email: chunyu.pan@ubc.ca

Research Interests

My research focuses on climate change mitigation, forest and bamboo carbon sequestration, nature-based solutions, life cycle assessment, and carbon markets. I am particularly interested in how land-based systems can contribute to climate action through credible carbon accounting, sustainable management, and effective policy and market mechanisms.

My work examines the roles of forest and bamboo ecosystems in carbon storage, climate mitigation, and sustainable development, with particular attention to the design and integrity of carbon offset projects. I am also interested in international climate policy, especially Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and in how evolving global carbon market frameworks shape the development of high-integrity nature-based solutions.

Publications

  1. Pan, C., Zhou, G., Innes, J. L., Niles, J., Berninger, F., & Wang, G. (2026). Avoiding over-crediting of forestry carbon offsets under the new global carbon market. Journal of Forestry Research, 37(1):10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-025-01940-w
  2. Pan, C., Shrestha, A., Li, C., Ying, M., Duan, J., He, M., Zhu, W., Chai, Q., Innes, J. L., Kozak, R., Zhou, G., & Wang, G. (2025). Integrating bamboo forests into the carbon markets: Insights from China. Journal of Environmental Management, 393, 127203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127203
  3. Pan, C., Wang, G., Xu, L., Li, C., Shrestha, A., Ying, M., Lu, W., Innes, J. L., Kozak, R., & Zhou, G. (2025). Bamboo forests in Anji, China: An emerging nature-based solution to tackle climate change. Advances in Bamboo Science (Online), 10, 100126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bamboo.2025.100126
  4. Pan, C., Li, C., An, A., Deng, G., Lin, J. K., He, J., Li, J. F., Zhu, X., Zhou, G., Shrestha, A. K., Kozak, R., & Wang, G. (2023). Canada’s green gold: Unveiling challenges, opportunities, and pathways for sustainable forestry offsets. Forests, 14(11), 2206. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14112206
  5. Pan, C., Zhou, G., Shrestha, A. K., Chen, J., Kozak, R., Li, N., Li, J., He, Y., Sheng, C., & Wang, G. (2023). Bamboo as a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation: Biomass, products, and carbon credits. Climate (Basel), 11(9), 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11090175
  6. Pan, C., Shrestha, A., Innes, J. L., Zhou, G., Li, N., Li, J., He, Y., Sheng, C., Niles, J., & Wang, G. (2022). Key challenges and approaches to addressing barriers in forest carbon offset projects. Journal of Forestry Research, 33(4), 1109-1122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-022-01488-z
  7. Pan, C., Shrestha, A. K., Wang, G., Innes, J. L., Wang, K. X., Li, N., Li, J., He, Y., Sheng, C., & Niles, J. (2021). A linkage framework for the China national emission trading system (CETS): Insight from key global carbon markets. Sustainability, 13(13), 7459. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137459

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