Yiting focuses on human dimensions of energy transitions and diffusion of social and technological innovation. She has conducted ethnographic field research in Kenya and India, assessing rural energy programs and the promise of climate-development co-benefits of carbon finance. For more than 7 years, Yiting has worked to mobilize youth for global climate actions, promote renewable energies, and advocate for global environmental governance reforms with organizations in China, India, Kenya, Demark and the US.