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About
Aayushi Awasthy is an Economist specializing in energy transitions, climate policy, and sustainable development. With a Ph.D. from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change at the University of East Anglia, she has worked extensively on electricity access, gender and energy, and decarbonization strategies. At KAPSARC, her research focuses on clean cooking access in Africa and sustainable cooling solutions for Saudi Arabia. She has held roles at the International Energy Agency and TERI, contributing to energy policy, modeling, and international climate negotiations. Her experience across India, the UK, France, and Saudi Arabia brings a global perspective to energy and climate issues.
Publications
23 January 2025
Ratifying the Kigali Amendment Challenges and Opportunities for Saudi ArabiaThe Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is an international agreement which continues the effort to protect the ozone layer but adds the phase out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases that contribute significantly to global warming. The international efforts on...
