National Institute of Urban Affairs
He was previously working as India Smart Cities Fellow, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. As a fellow, he had worked on developing policy for the urban innovation sector. His interests are in promoting applied research and building circular communities or cities. As a founder of Orgro Energy, he has worked on providing consulting services to NBFCs for more than 18MW rooftop solar system as well as has installed more than 800kW rooftop solar system. As a freelance consultant, he has also worked with Caravane Earth in Qatar to design a sustainable energy micro-grid for a 1000 people community to be set-up in the desert. He was the youngest member in the Global Leadership Program in Circular Economy, Adelaide organized by Circular Economy Alliance Australia in 2019. Punit Gandhi is an alumnus of the Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands. He holds a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Technology.
Bishal Thapa
Fred Sherman
Sumedha Malaviya
Satish Kumar
The three main global energy concerns of providing access to modern energy, enhancing the security of the energy supply, and minimising the impact of energy systems on the climate have an impact on both national and international energy governance. To develop solutions that address the many facets of these difficulties, however, a variety of actors and stakeholders must be included due to the complexity of the energy challenges.
Cities are responsible for more than 70% of the world’s energy consumption and 40% to 50% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Managing increasing urbanisation is a challenge, and nations must deal with the effects it will have on the environment in terms of energy and climate.
Our transition to a future with lower carbon emissions depends heavily on buildings. They are our places of residence, rest, and employment; they also account for around one-third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 40% of the world’s energy usage.