Anand Patwardhan was professor in the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay. Patwardhan has a BTech (electrical engineering) from IIT-Bombay and a MS (environmental science & engineering) and PhD (engineering and public policy), both from Carnegie Mellon University.
Patwardhan’s research interests are in the area of environment – climate studies, focusing on mitigation and adaptation responses to climate change; including the diffusion and adoption of clean technology and broader issues of science, technology and innovation policy. He has been a member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF); and a coordinating lead author for the Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Patwardhan is currently co-chair of the executive committee of the Global Energy Assessment, and is a member of the steering committee of the Programme of Research on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PRO-VIA) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- climate change; mitigation & adaptation; clean technology; technology & innovation policy
Building on their work in 699W, students undertake and present a complex policy or management analysis on behalf of a client, often of their choosing.
Schedule of Classes
School Authors: Jiehong Lou, Nathan Hultman, Anand Patwardhan, Yueming 'Lucy' Qiu
School Authors: Yueming 'Lucy' Qiu, Anand Patwardhan
Other Authors: Xingchi Shen, Pengfei Liu, Parth Vaishnav
School Authors: Anand Patwardhan
Other Authors: Zinta Zommers, Philippe Marbaix, Andreas Fischlin, Zelina Z. Ibrahim, Sean Grant, Alexandre K. Magnan, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Mark Howden, Katherine Calvin, Koko Warner, Wim Thiery, Zita Sebesvari, Edouard L. Davin, Jason P. Evans, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Brian C. O’Neill, Rachel Warren, Maarten K. van Aalst , Margot Hulbert
