Yijun Zhang

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Yijun Zhang is Deputy Secretary General of the He Yi Green Foundation, where she works on the sustainable management of renewable industrial chains. Her recent research has focused on the recycling of electric vehicle batteries and on institutional and industrial arrangements for key minerals.

Yijun Zhang

Jul 24 2026

Why subsidies won’t work for EV battery recycling in China

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Recycling · Battery

The limitations of subsidy-based recycling policies demonstrate the need for recycled-content mandates, producer responsibility, and carbon pricing in China