OPINION – Plugging In: Harnessing solar for industrial electrification

OPINION – Plugging In: Harnessing solar for industrial electrification

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Estimating heatwave-induced excess mortality in India’s districts

Estimating heatwave-induced excess mortality in India’s districts

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Beating the Heat: How Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Help India Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills

Beating the Heat: How Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Help India Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills

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OPINION – Beat the heat, don’t break the grid

OPINION – Beat the heat, don’t break the grid

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The India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy leverages clean energy technology and policy expertise at the world’s top public university, Silicon Valley, and the state of California to catalyze the rapid transformation of energy systems that can deliver significant environmental, economic, and energy security benefits.

We work collaboratively with Indian policymakers and business leaders to design an innovation and deployment ecosystem through tech-informed policy design, capacity building, a leadership dialogue platform and south-to-south collaboration.

Year-to-Date Impact​

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In-person & Virtual Briefings

We regularly conduct high-impact briefings across India. These sessions serve as platforms to translate cutting-edge research into actionable insights, advising and policy support.

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Policymakers & Key Stakeholders

Through tailored engagements with policymakers and key energy stakeholders, we foster meaningful knowledge exchange and capacity building. 

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Central & State Agencies

We work closely with diverse central and state agencies across India, providing timely insights that inform energy planning, policy design, and implementation.

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    The Challenge
    India is facing challenges as it relates to the climate crisis, industrial competitiveness, and energy security. This comes at a time where clean technology costs have dropped rapidly giving India a unique opportunity to leapfrog traditional development trajectories and become a leader in the green economy.
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    The Approach
    The IECC strives to ‘meet the moment’, undertaking a systemic approach to issues of the clean energy transition including industrial competitiveness, energy security, and health benefits associated with emissions reduction. This will be achieved through integrated policy research, that is then translated into engagement with policymakers across different sectors.
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    The Mission
    Our mission is to power sustainable economic growth for India and the world through tech-informed policy, capacity building, U.S.-India dialogue and south-to-south collaboration.

Impact Areas

We focus on six interconnected impact areas to drive clean, secure, and climate-resilient solutions for India and the world.

Power

Resilience to
Climate Impacts

Industry

Transport

Political Economy & Transition

South-South Collaboration

Latest Research

OPINION – Plugging In: Harnessing solar for industrial electrification
OPINION – Plugging In: Harnessing solar for industrial electrification

India is poised to surpass the US to become the world’s second largest renewable energy market. Indian solar deployments grew 45 GW last year alone, close to Spain’s entire installed solar capacity.

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Estimating heatwave-induced excess mortality in India’s districts
Estimating heatwave-induced excess mortality in India’s districts

India is among the world’s most heat-exposed nations, with hundreds of millions of people facing dangerous temperatures each summer and a mortality burden that remains poorly understood at the district level.

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Beating the Heat: How Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Help India Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills
Beating the Heat: How Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Help India Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills

India’s power grid is buckling under the summer heat. Air conditioners (ACs) are fast becoming the single largest driver of peak electricity demand – contributing as much as 60-70 GW or 25%. ACs are power guzzlers, each consuming 100-150 times the electricity of an LED bulb.

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OPINION – Beat the heat, don’t break the grid
OPINION – Beat the heat, don’t break the grid

India’s power grid is buckling under the summer heat. Air conditioners (ACs) are fast becoming the single largest driver of peak electricity demand — contributing as much as 70 GW, or 25%. ACs are power guzzlers, each consuming 100-150 times the electricity of an LED bulb.

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