Shayak Sengupta

India's Role in Diversifying Global Clean Energy Supply Chains

India's Role in Diversifying Global Clean Energy Supply Chains

Ongoing armed conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and a fractured trade relationship between the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, mean the energy transition cannot take economic integration and its accompanying benefits for granted.

Special Report

By Raj Sawhney, Shayak Sengupta, and Gregory Wischer

Editor: Shayak Sengupta

Air pollution mortality from India's coal power plants: unit-level estimates for targeted policy

Air pollution mortality from India's coal power plants: unit-level estimates for targeted policy

By Kirat Singh, Tapas Peshin, Shayak Sengupta, Sumil K Thakrar, Christopher W Tessum, Jason D Hill, Inês M L Azevedo and Stephen P Luby

Absolute annual mortality ranges from less than 1 to over 650 deaths/year across units, and the mortality intensity of generation varies from under 0.002 to 0.43 deaths/GWh.

Toward Accelerating Climate Finance: Forging a New Partnership between the Global South and the Global North

Toward Accelerating Climate Finance: Forging a New Partnership between the Global South and the Global North

By Shayak Sengupta, Neha Khanna, Casper Sonesson, Daniel Suryadarma, Aanandita Sikka, Edoardo Tancioni, Sagatom Saha, Budy Resosudarmo

Economywide decarbonization is essential for achieving the climate goals set in the Paris Agreement.

Inequality in air pollution mortality from power generation in India

Inequality in air pollution mortality from power generation in India

By Shayak Sengupta, Sumil K Thakrar, Kirat Singh, Rahul Tongia, Jason D. Hill, Ines M. L. Azevedo, and Peter J. Adams

Air pollution and greenhouse gases from India's coal-dominant electricity system causes widespread, premature deaths in the country.

Subnational implications from climate and air pollution policies in India's electricity sector

Subnational implications from climate and air pollution policies in India's electricity sector

By Shayak Sengupta, Peter Adams, Thomas Deetjen, Puneet Kamboj, Swati D'Souza, Rahul Tongia, and Inês Azevedo

Electricity consumption and emissions of states in India are similar to differences between those of entire countries.