Varun Rai

Varun Rai

Varun Rai

  • Research Fellow

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Biography

Varun's research focuses on technologies and policies for carbon capture and storage (CCS), technological innovation and diffusion, and the technology and energy policy of India. He leads the carbon capture and storage (CCS) research at PESD.
 
He received his Ph.D. and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford with specialization in energy systems and technologies. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

publications

Journal Articles
March 2010

Identifying Viable Options in Developing Countries for Climate Change Mitigation: The Case of India

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Journal Articles
October 2009

Promoting Clean Development Competing Market Mechanisms Post-2012

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Journal Articles
August 2009

Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: A Pragmatic Approach for India

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In The News

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Commentary

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