Prof. Li is the editor-in-chief of the Circular Economy journal and serves on the editorial board of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering (SCI journal), the editorial board of Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management(SCI journal), and the associate editor of Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering. He lectures on global environmental issues and management, environmental diplomacy and negotiation, hazardous waste management, environmental risk analysis, introduction to sustainable development and other courses.