Heat Stress Monitoring for Outdoor Workers, Powered by EHI-N*

Heat Stress Monitoring for Outdoor Workers, Powered by EHI-N*

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Scaling data-driven heat action planning using CHAITRA – City Heat Action Intelligence and Risk Atlas

Scaling data-driven heat action planning using CHAITRA – City Heat Action Intelligence and Risk Atlas

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OPINION: India’s cheapest power needs new buyers

OPINION: India’s cheapest power needs new buyers

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Turning Evidence into Action – 2025 Highlights Video

Turning Evidence into Action – 2025 Highlights Video

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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.

  • 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

Heat Stress Monitoring for Outdoor Workers, Powered by EHI-N*
Heat Stress Monitoring for Outdoor Workers, Powered by EHI-N*

SHRAM provides real-time heat stress monitoring across India using EHI-N*, a physiologically-based model calibrated to MET levels developed by the IECC team. EHI-6* estimates heat stress experienced by workers doing heavy labor in direct sunlight.

View current conditions by district, 3-day forecasts, and sign up for personalized alerts when hazardous heat levels are detected.

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CHAITRA – City Heat Action InTelligence and Risk Atlas Scaling evidence-based heat action planning in India
CHAITRA – City Heat Action InTelligence and Risk Atlas Scaling evidence-based heat action planning in India

Heat Action Plans (HAPs) have evolved over the past decade into India’s principal framework for urban heat preparedness. Following national guidelines issued in 2016, many cities have established early warning systems, strengthened health system readiness, expanded public outreach, and, in some cases, developed vulnerability assessments and hotspot mapping.

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EHI-N*: A Modified Extended Heat Index for Laboring Populations
EHI-N*: A Modified Extended Heat Index for Laboring Populations

Approximately 2.4 billion workers perform manual labor globally, yet current heat stress indices are calibrated to sedentary individuals, systematically underestimating risk for active workers.

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Scaling data-driven heat action planning using CHAITRA – City Heat Action Intelligence and Risk Atlas
Scaling data-driven heat action planning using CHAITRA – City Heat Action Intelligence and Risk Atlas

Over 250 Indian cities have adopted Heat Action Plans (HAPs), but fewer than a handful include ward-level vulnerability assessments or translate risk data into quantified intervention needs.

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