Dr Sugandha Srivastav has sparked discussion in the BBC Politics Live Studio on the power system and renewable energy.
With contributions from Preet Kaur Gill MP, Henry Hill, Dr Luke Evans MP & Carla Denyer MP, host Jo Coburn examines the political context to the energy transition in the UK.
Discover more about Dr Sugandha Srivastav's work at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School and the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment.
- Climate Finance. Why should investors consider climate projects? Read Sugandha’s comment in the Financial Times about galvanising climate finance in Asia through institutions like the Asian Development Bank.
- Analysis of the world's first coal phaseout auction. A new study led by Dr Sugandha Srivastav and published in Climate Policy, analyses the world’s first coal phaseout auction (conducted in Germany) and finds that it is a transparent and potentially cost-effective way for the early retirement of coal-fired power plants.
- India’s new position in global climate hierarchy. The developing world is not a monolith—there’s a growing risk of new fracture lines due to vastly divergent emissions and economic trajectories. Dr Sugandha Srivastav argues that India needs a change in perspective and must account for its growing emissions.
- History of solar. What if we had rooftop solar way back in the 1900s? Watch Sugandha’s TEDx talk (below) as she uncovers the fascinating story of George Cove, a solar energy pioneer from 1906 who was allegedly kidnapped and told to shut down his enterprise. Sugandha then extrapolates on how this event may have shifted the trajectory of energy innovation, and how the development of this tech would have mitigated the climate crisis.
