Tejal Kanitkar

My research interests lie in the areas of energy, development, and climate policy. I have worked on trying to integrate perspectives from the natural sciences, engineering, and the social sciences to understand the interconnected aspects of energy production and access, scientific and technological advancement in this sector, and policy shifts and instruments, in terms of their importance for ensuring the development and economic wellbeing of people, especially in the era of acute environmental crises such as climate change.I will be offering a course on Energy Modeling (3 credits) in the upcoming semester though.

Professional Experience

Associate Professor 14 June 2019 onwards

Energy Environment Program, School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

Assistant Professor September 2011 – May 2019

Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. I was responsible for teaching in the Master’s Program offered by the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies as well as teaching courses on energy and climate change in programs offered by other schools in the Institute.

Chairperson June 2012- May 2019

Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, I was the Chairperson of the Centre since its inception in 2012 and have contributed to the foundational work that the Centre has done in building and taking forward an inter-disciplinary perspective on climate change and sustainable development. As the chairperson, I have been responsible for taking forward the research agenda for the Centre as well as streamlining and implementing the teaching program that is aligned with the perspectives emerging from the collective research of faculty associated with the Centre.

Program Manager June 2009 – August 2011

Centre for Science Technology and Society, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Research Associate September 2006 – January 2009

Prayas Energy Group, Pune

Research Assistant September 2004 – May 2006

Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Qualification

Ph.D., Department of Energy Science and Engineering November 2016, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India (External Candidate)

Thesis Title: “An Integrated Modelling Framework for Energy, Economy, and Emissions in India”

Master of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering July 2006, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Thesis Title: “Reliability Assessment of Distributed Generation Systems”

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering May 2004, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Certified Energy Auditor October 2007

Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India

Experience in Academic Course Development and Teaching

Co-developed a Master’s Program in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences
The M.A/M.Sc. Program in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies was launched in 2012. It is a unique program designed to equip students to understand and address the intertwined challenges of environmental protection and development in an inter-disciplinary manner. The particular focus is climate change.

Developed a Master’s Program, Post-Graduate Diploma Program and Certificate Course in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies for the BRICS University, In 2017
I was responsible for developing a similar program but in three different formats, to be offered as part of the BRICS University initiative of the Government of India. A two year graduate degree program, a one year post-graduate diploma program, and a 1 month certificate course, all oriented towards national and international students from BRICS countries was developed.

The Challenge of Climate Change and the Need for a Just Transition (2018), TUED, Kochi, Kerala

India and the Paris Agreement: Concerns and a Possible Way Forward (2018), TIFR, Mumbai

Energy in the Urban Environment (2018), K.J. Somaiya, Mumbai

The Politics and Economics of Climate Change (2018), SIES, Mumbai

The Science and Politics of Climate Change (2018), Manthan Samvad, Hyderabad

Energy Options in the Era of Climate Change (2017), University of Mumbai, Mumbai

Perspectives on Sustainable Development (2017), CLL, Mumbai

The Paris Agreement: How did we get here and what is it about? (2017), IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Challenges of the Energy Transition Under Carbon Constraints (2016), Peoples Forum on BRICS, Goa

Implications of the Paris Agreement for India (2016), Azim Premji University, Bangalore

Fair and Equitable Distribution of the Global Carbon Budget (2016), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, GoI, New Delhi

Meeting Equity in Paris – Is it Possible? (2015), Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi

Equity, the Global Commons and the Paris Agreement (2015), Conference on Cities in the Global South, Mumbai

Climate Justice and Sustainable Cities (2015), Civil Society Seminar on Sustainable Cities

Climate Change Mitigation: Defining the problem (2014), AL College, Mumbai

How much Carbon Space do we have? (2013), Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai

Operationalising Equity and Sustainability in the Era of Climate Change (2012), SNDT, Mumbai

Work in Progress: IO Analysis to Assess the Economic Impact of the Lock-Down to COVID-19: Some Notes View Notes View Data

Why India's Covid-19 Package is Grossly Inadequate by Tejal Kanitkar, News Click, 2 April 2020

Tejal Kanitkar and Aravindhan Nagarajan,"No the lockdown is not a green moment", The Hindu, 22 May 2020
Sudha Mahalingam, Tejal Kanitkar, and R Srikanth, "A jolt to national energy security", The Hindu, 19 May 2020
"Story of COP25: Climate Ambition in the Face of Climate Inaction" News Click,17 December 2019
"Energy Storage Options for a Renewable Intensive Future" News Click, 1 October 2019
"Modi’s 450 GW Renewable Energy: Who Will Foot the Bill?" News Click, 26 September 2019
"Climate Strike on September 20: What Does and Should it Mean for Indian Scientists?" News Click,17 September 2019
Is Gender-Just Climate Action Possible Without Equity? Appeared on 26 December 2018 in Newsclick
COP24: Developed Nations Continue to Dictate Terms of Global Climate Action. Appeared on 16 December 2018 in Newsclick
The Paris Agreement, COP-23, and Equity Going Forward. Appeared on 7 December 2017 in Newsclick
Mike Pence: America's GDP Growth Trumps Climate Needs. Appeared on 24 June 2017 in Newsclick
WTO: Trade Trumps a Sustainable World. Appeared on 29 February 2016 in Newsclick
The Habit of Scientific Temper. Appeared on 7 January 2018 in The Asian Age
A Breakdown of India’s National Energy Policy, Appeared on 22 January 2018 in Newsclick
Scientific Temper Teaches Questioning, Appeared on 1 February 2018 in National Herald

National Institute of Advanced Studies
Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru - 560 012, India

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