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
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.
Through tailored engagements with policymakers and key energy stakeholders, we foster meaningful knowledge exchange and capacity building.
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. -
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. -
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
This report evaluates the role of demand-side resources—energy efficiency, load shifting, and demand response—in enabling India to achieve these goals cost-effectively while maintaining grid reliability.
This paper examines the technical feasibility and economic viability of converting natural gas-based direct reduced iron (DRI) furnaces to use green hydrogen.
India’s electricity demand is witnessing a rapid surge, nearly doubling every decade, fueled by strong economic growth. Dramatic cost reductions over the last decade for wind, solar, and battery storage technologies position India to leapfrog to a more flexible, robust, and sustainable power system for delivering affordable and reliable power to serve the growing power needs.
India stands at a pivotal moment, poised to translate its renewable energy achievements into broader economic gains.
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