Mr. Zhao Liang is the founder of Airman. He majored in Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation, and holds the titles of Environmental Supervisor and Grassroots Partner. He also serves as mentor for the Chengxi Program, Public Welfare Advisor of the Chuanglvjia Funding Program, and director of the All-China Environment Federation(ACEF). He is a pioneer practitioner deeply engaged in air governance and rural energy transition in China’s environmental public welfare sector.Inspired by the 2005 Songhua River Water Pollution Incident, he began his journey as an environmental volunteer. In 2014, he founded Air Man, focusing on air quality research and multi-stakeholder governance to promote public participation in environmental governance.Since 2017, he has focused on the Fenwei Plain, promoting pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction initiatives in industrial sectors such as steel and coking, as well as conducting research on rural energy transition.In 2022, supported by the Beijing Entrepreneurs Environmental Protection Foundation, he launched the “Warm Blue Initiative” to conduct observational research on rural residential bulk coal usage governance.In 2023, leveraging the CN Program, he implemented the “Traditional Village Energy Transition and Climate Communication” project, sharing local climate stories through cross-sectoral collaboration.In 2025, he initiated the “Light-Chasing Initiative” in the Yangtze River Delta region to explore feasible pathways for the recycling and reusing of retired photovoltaic modules and carry out advocacy activities.He was awarded the 2022 Annual “Responsibility Pioneer” by Southern Weekend and selected as the 2023 National “100 Most Beautiful Eco-Environment Volunteers” by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Central Civilization Office. Additionally, he co-authored the low-carbon popular science book Going Green: Discover a New Way of Life , promoting the environmental awareness among the general public.