
Dissemination Event
“Net Zero Transition and Clean Energy Employment: A Modelling Approach for the Indian Economy”
Date: January 25, 2024, Time: 09:30 AM – 14:30 PM
Venue: Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Programme
09:30-10:00 AM : Registration/Tea, Coffee
10:00 – 10:05 AM : Welcome Address: Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow and Thematic Lead, CCUS, ICRIER
10:05 – 10:15 AM : Inaugural Address: Mr. Shubhashis Dey, Director–Climate Policy & Climate Finance, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
10:15 – 10:30 AM : Keynote Address: Dr. Kirit Parikh, Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)
10:30 – 11:45 AM : Session I: State-level Clean Energy Employment Estimation
Session Chair: Mr. Arpit Sharma, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Skill Council for Green Jobs
Presentation on “State-level Clean Energy Employment Estimation” by Ms. Sajal Jain, Fellow, CCUS, ICRIER and Ms. Diya Dasgupta, Research Associate, CCUS, ICRIER
Panel Discussion moderated by Session Chair
Dr. Bhaskar Natarajan, Director Programs, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
Mr. Puneet Munjal, Former Chief (Regulatory & Government Affairs) at TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited, TATA Power
Followed by Q&A
11:45 – 12:00 NOON : Tea/Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:30 PM : Session II- Impact of Net-Zero Transition Policies on Clean Energy Employment, Skilling Needs and Inter-State Migration
Session Chair: Dr. Rajesh Chadha, Senior Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP)
Presentation on “The Unnati-R-CGE Model for Clean Energy Employment” by Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow and Thematic Lead, CCUS, ICRIER
Panel Discussion moderated by Session Chair
Dr. Joydeep Ghosh, Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Mr. Aman Malik, Programme Lead, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Followed by Q&A
13:30 – 13:35 PM : Vote of Thanks: Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow and Thematic Lead, CCUS, ICRIER
13:35 – 14:30 PM : Lunch
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09:25 – 16:00 – Inaugural Session
35:00 – 1:15:00 – Session 1
1:30:00 – 3:00:00 – Session 1
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