Zhencheng Xing, Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Researcher at the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, and will soon take up a tenure-track Associate Professor position at the School of Government, Nanjing University, where he will also serve as a PhD supervisor. Dr. Xing has studied and worked at Hohai University, the University of Maryland, and Nanjing University, with an educational and research background spanning management science, atmospheric science, geography, economics, and chemistry. He has been engaged in long-term research on carbon accounting, modeling, and governance. As the first/corresponding author, he has published 23 papers in high-impact journals such as PNAS Nexus, with a total citation count nearing 800. Dr. Xing has been invited to serve as a member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports.