Sara Shapiro-Bengtsen supports the RAP China team with communications and research focused on air quality management practices and policies. She also manages the production of the China Air Quality Newsletter for an English-speaking audience.

Before joining RAP in 2016, Ms. Shapiro-Bengtsen worked for the European Union delegation to China, drafting analytical reports to provide EU institutions with insight into climate and environmental policy development in China. Prior to relocating to Beijing in 2015, she pursued her master’s degree while working at the Danish Energy Agency.

Ms. Shapiro-Bengtsen holds a master’s degree in environmental planning from Roskilde University.