Senior Associate/Senior Analyst/Analyst – Policy (Air Quality)
The Senior Associate/Senior Analyst will play a key role in engaging with stakeholders like governments, industry, and civil society organisations involved in air-quality monitoring and governance. She/he will also lead a review of academic literature and best practices to generate research outputs with a focus on air-quality indicators and their implementation and evaluation.
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Effective resource planning: RA studies needed to optimise the surrender of generation capacities
The Indian power sector has witnessed substantial growth in generation capacity, with 420 GW (as of May 2024) meeting the energy needs of more than 1.4 billion people. The growth has been primarily driven by policy reforms such as the Electricity Act, 2003, and efficiency improvements. However, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) predicted a night-time peak shortage of 14 GW in June 2024.
Sustainable Homes: Potential of BIPV to reshape India’s urban architecture
India’s urban areas are expected to house about 600 million people by 2031 and 850 million people by 2051, as per the Handbook of Urban Statistics (2016) by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. However, as per an estimate by the World Bank, about 70 per cent of the urban infrastructure needed by 2047 is yet to be built. Given this massive impending growth and infrastructure requirement, there is an urgent need for energy-efficient and sustainable building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solutions.
How can the budget unlock India’s future as an offshore wind powerhouse
Despite its enormous potential, India has thus far lagged behind its global peers with no installed offshore wind capacity in the country despite the international market size reaching close to 75 GW. In India, just two of the nine coastal states – Gujarat and Tamil Nadu – have a combined offshore wind potential of 71 GW. India aims to install more than half of this capacity (37 GW) by 2030, as part of its overall non-fossil-fuel goal of 500 GW.
Harnessing carbon capture to boost India’s methanol energy security and economy
India has an ambitious goal of adding 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030. According to the Central Electricity Authority, the country has 147 GW of installed capacity as of May 2024. We must add 50 GW per annum in the next 6 years to meet the target set for 2030. Any shortfall is likely to be met by coal, complicating our emission reduction goals. Therefore, the exploration of alternatives that can complement mainstream renewable energy options is not just a choice but a necessity.
Press Release: Sea level rise scenarios and inundation maps for selected Indian coastal cities
Climate change brought on by fossil-fuel burning and greenhouse gas emissions has led to a steady increase in global temperatures. As a result, sea surface temperatures and glacier melting have increased, eventually raising sea levels and posing a major threat to coastal cities worldwide, including Indian coastal cities. Many of these coastal cities in India are known to be major economic hubs with natural ports, cultural centres, biodiversity hotspots, and religious monuments.
Sea level rise scenarios and inundation maps for selected Indian coastal cities
Sea level rise (SLR) has been recognised as the most serious global threat. Continuing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are increasing global temperatures, causing thermal expansion of ocean water, and accelerating the melting of mountain glaciers and ice sheets, eventually raising sea levels. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has projected a global mean SLR of 1.3 to 1.6 m by 2100 under the high-emission scenario. Rising sea levels are a major hazard to coastal cities worldwide, including Indian coastal cities.