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Brewed For ChangeA Conversation With Ulka Kelkar, Executive Director for Climate, WRI IndiaThis week Ritika Jajoo, Venture Analyst at Green Frontier Capital, sat down with Ulka Kelkar, Executive Director for Climate at the World Resources Institute India (WRI India). A veteran economist with over two decades of work in climate policy, Ms. Kelkar shares some of her journey as a climate professional, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of climate-related challenges. Addressing climate issues, she explains, involves not only scientific and economic considerations but requires collaboration across diverse disciplines. Having been at the forefront of climate policy for more than twenty years, Ms. Kelkar sheds light on the broader context of...2024-09-1638 min
Energy InsightsCOP28's Implications on Fossil Fuels and Climate FinanceIn this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Ulka Kelkar. Ulka is the Executive Director of Climate at the World Resources Institute India. She is an economist with 24 years' experience in climate change research, outreach, and capacity building.Ulka works on low-carbon development pathways, sub-national climate action, and just transitions in small industry. Previously, she worked on climate change at the Asian Development Bank and has been involved in projects with several organisations that have worked on issues across India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.Ulka's research has also appeared in journals such as the...2023-12-3136 min
The India Energy Hour Presented by 101ReportersRating India’s Climate Action Plan: Going Beyond the Headlines | ft. Ulka KelkarThis year marks the starting line for India’s energy transition plan, in line with its Net Zero ambitions. The country has made a range of ambitious announcements starting from renewable energy addition to assertive stand on global climate platforms. Challenges of balancing energy needs versus climate commitments aside; India’s energy transition would need to also balance economic needs versus social obligations.
We talked with Ulka Kelkar, Director, Climate program, World Resources Institute India to assess the climate action plan of India and what lies ahead. An economist by training, Kelkar has a rich experience in clim...2023-01-1457 min
Accelerating Climate SolutionsG20 Bali Summit with Ilham Habibie and Ulka KelkarG20 Bali Summit: Putting climate change on the agenda with Ilham Habibie (F20 Co-Chair and co-founder and Chairman of Board of Trustees of The Habibie Center) and Ulka Kelkar (Director, Climate program, World Resources Institute India)
G20 countries are responsible for more than 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions and must show leadership in combating climate change. But with war in Ukraine and other geopolitical tensions, will this year’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, deliver the action we need on the climate, biodiversity, and energy crises? We dive into what tangible steps global leaders could take, at the G20 Ba...2022-11-1455 min
ORF PolicyPodGreen Battlegrounds: Carbon Tax or Taxing Poverty?The most efficient mechanism to accelerate the transition to low-carbon growth is a carbon price. But how will different approaches to taxing or pricing carbon intersect with each other? How can we ensure that the developing world’s poverty is not the developed world’s mitigation strategy?
Speakers:
Waseqa Ayesha Khan, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources; Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
Jayant Sinha, Member of Parliament, India
Elizabeth Yee, Executive Vice President, Program Strategy and Chief of Staff, The Rockefeller Foundation, United States
Shirish Sinha, Director, Climate, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, India
Kira Vinke...2022-11-0755 minEnergy InsightsIndia, Loss and Damage and COP27In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Ulka Kelkar. Ulka is the Director of the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute India.By training, she is an economist with two decades of experience in climate change research. Currently, Ulka is leading the World Resources Institute's work on climate policy that supports India's low-carbon goals across policy and markets within states and cities. Previously, Ulka worked in climate change at the Asian Development Bank and has been involved in projects with several organisations that have worked on issues across India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. H...2022-11-0240 min
ClimateCast with Tom HeapIndian heatwave: Living in extreme temperaturesScorching conditions in parts of India and Pakistan have left people struggling to breathe as they battle record-breaking temperatures, outside of the heatwave season. On Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Leah Boleto and Katerina Vittozzi are joined by Kalpana Pradhan, a journalist in Kolkata, and Ulka Kelkar, director of climate at the World Resources Institute in India, to discuss how the country can adapt to a warming climate.Hosts: Leah Boleto and Katerina VittozziPodcast Producer: Emma Rae WoodhouseInterviews Producer: Alys BowenEditors: Philly Beaumont, Piers Scholfield2022-05-0621 min
Sky News DailyIndian heatwave: Living in extreme temperaturesScorching conditions in parts of India and Pakistan have left people struggling to breathe as they battle record-breaking temperatures, outside of the heatwave season. On Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Leah Boleto and Katerina Vittozzi are joined by Kalpana Pradhan, a journalist in Kolkata, and Ulka Kelkar, director of climate at the World Resources Institute in India, to discuss how the country can adapt to a warming climate.Hosts: Leah Boleto and Katerina VittozziPodcast Producer: Emma Rae WoodhouseInterviews Producer: Alys BowenEditors: Philly Beaumont, Piers Scholfield2022-05-0621 min
Sky News DailyIndian heatwave: Living in extreme temperaturesScorching conditions in parts of India and Pakistan have left people struggling to breathe as they battle record-breaking temperatures, outside of the heatwave season. On Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Leah Boleto and Katerina Vittozzi are joined by Kalpana Pradhan, a journalist in Kolkata, and Ulka Kelkar, director of climate at the World Resources Institute in India, to discuss how the country can adapt to a warming climate.Hosts: Leah Boleto and Katerina VittozziPodcast Producer: Emma Rae WoodhouseInterviews Producer: Alys BowenEditors: Philly Beaumont, Piers Scholfield2022-05-0621 min
WorklifeIndiaHow can India tackle its heatwave challenge?Over the last few decades, India has seen a consistent rise in heatwave conditions, and this March was the hottest India has seen in over 120 years. Weather experts say the situation can only get worse as global warming heats up the planet. There are serious long term consequences but for many, living through India’s frequent heatwaves itself is a question of survival. A majority of India’s workforce from the low-income community works outdoors or lives without proper shelter from the heat. What can be done to save lives and prevent heat-related illnesses? Is this an irreversible change, or c...2022-04-0826 min
StratNews GlobalClimate Change: India Blazing The Trail, Has Raised The BarAs the globe heats up at a pace faster than expected, India has been doing its bit under the Paris agreement, in fact, bettering it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced enhanced targets at the Glasgow UN climate conference that’s currently underway. And in a way, nudged the so-called developed world to step up. In this podcast with StratNews Global, Ulka Kelkar, Director, Climate programme, World Resources Institute, India, talks about India being part of the solution and the international green contribution it has been making. Tune in for more.Follow us on So...2021-11-0510 min
Understanding the Future | Season 2Low Carbon Pathways for India with Ulka Kelkar | Understanding the Future | PodcastUlka Kelkar is the Director of the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) India. In this episode of 'Understanding the Future of Low Carbon Pathways for India', with Ulka Kelkar, we explore the various technological, governmental, and behaviour challenges and potential solutions in developing low carbon pathways.In this episode, we start the conversation by understanding the carbon-intensive things India needs to control and some of the low carbon pathways. We further break down the conversation on the electricity sector to understand its challenges and how can we stabilise the fluctuating renewable energy sources. Additionally, s...2021-08-2448 min
Earth, Space & The Human Race – A Tech2 Science PodcastEp 6: Is India on track to meet its climate action goals?We've seen a lot of talk, policies and diplomatic meetings take place around climate action. More green bills and climate action plans are being written up, in the hope of meeting collective targets set by 170+ nations around the world. Meeting these targets is essential, as the science community argues, to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
India, too, has set ambitious targets in various areas including cutting emissions, amping up renewable energy supply, and switching to e-mobility in public transport services wherever possible. But Is our progress steady or strong enough to...2020-09-2134 min
Mint Climate Change TrackerLooking for a clean energy economy I In conversation with Ulka Kelkar I World approaches a heat barrierIn this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya speaks with climate policy expert Ulka Kelkar about what an Indian clean energy economy would look like.2020-07-1718 min