Hi, I'm

Aman Malik.

I'm an independent energy researcher and policy analyst, specialising in energy transition and decarbonisation policy –
with particular focus on India.

I work with governments, research organisations, and financial institutions on energy modelling, climate policy analysis, and climate-related financial risk. I bring a decade of experience in quantitative energy system modelling and direct engagement with policymakers across India and Europe.

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About Me

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PhD from the Technical University of Berlin and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Until recently, Programme Lead at the Low Carbon Economy team at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi; previously researcher and postdoctoral fellow at PIK in Germany.

Outside work, you can see me mapmaking on openstreetmaps – similar to Wikipedia but for maps. I enjoy being outdoors in nature and the mountains - mainly on foot and by bicycle.

What I Offer

I work with governments, financial institutions, research organisations, and think-tanks on questions at the intersection of energy systems, climate policy, and economics. Engagements typically involve one or more of the following:
Energy System Modelling
Working with Integrated Assessment Modes and other energy system tools. Applications include net-zero pathways, power sector planning, and policy impact assessment.
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Carbon Markets & ETS
Policy design and analysis of carbon pricing mechanisms like emission trading schemes and carbon credit frameworks - with particular expertise in the Indian context.
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Transition Risk & Climate Finance
Country-specific scenario development to inform climate-related financial risk assessment for banks, regulators, and institutional investors.
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Policy Analysis & Government Engagement
Working with government departments, ministries, and regulatory bodies to deliver evidence-based policy briefs, research reports on energy transition and decarbonisation
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Training & Capacity Building
Guest lectures, workshops, and executive training on energy economics, climate modelling, and decarbonisation policy for government officials, financial institutions, and academic audiences.
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Research Review
Peer review of research papers and technical reports on energy and climate policy, decarbonisation, implications of energy transition on the economy and carbon markets.
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Publications

Peer-reviewed research in energy systems, climate policy, and India’s decarbonisation. Full list on Google Scholar.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
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The Criticality of Country-Specific Scenarios to Inform Transition Risk Assessment for the Financial Sector: A case study for India
K. Dhandhania, A. Malik, R. Varma, V. Chaturvedi
Energy and Climate Change, 2026  (Under Review)
Implications of an emission trading scheme for India's net-zero strategy: a modelling-based assessment
A. Malik, V. Chaturvedi, M. Sandhani, P. Das, C. Arora, N. Singh, R.Y. Cui, et al.
Environmental Research Letters, 2024
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Enhanced weathering potentials - the role of in situ CO2 and grain size distribution
T. Amann, J. Hartmann, R. Hellmann, E.T. Pedrosa, A. Malik
Frontiers in Climate, 2022
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Solar energy as an early just transition opportunity for coal-bearing states in India
A. Malik and C. Bertram
Environmental Research Letters, 2022
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Global roll-out of comprehensive policy measures may aid in bridging emissions gap
HL. van Soest, A. Malik, et al.
Nature Communications, 2021
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Energy system developments and investments in the decisive decade for the Paris Agreement goals
C. Bertram, A. Malik, et al.
Environmental Research Letters, 2021
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Climate policy accelerates structural changes in energy employment
A. Malik, C. Bertram, E. Kriegler, G. Luderer
Energy Policy, 2021
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COVID-19-induced low power demand and market forces starkly reduce CO2 emissions
C. Bertram, A. Malik, et al.
Nature Climate Change, 2021
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Reducing stranded assets through early action in the Indian power sector
A. Malik, C. Bertram, J. Despr-s, J. Emmerling, S. Fujimori, A. Garg, et al.
Environmental Research Letters, 2020
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Early transformation of the Chinese power sector to avoid additional coal lock-in
H. Wang, W. Chen, C. Bertram, A. Malik, E. Kriegler, G. Luderer, et al.
Environmental Research Letters, 2020
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Towards optimal 1.5-C and 2-C emission pathways for individual countries: A Finland case study
F. Sferra, M. Krapp, N. Roming, M. Schaeffer, A. Malik, B. Hare, R. Brecha
Energy Policy, 2019
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Reports & Book Chapters
Roadmap for a net zero power sector in Gujarat
CEEW, Ahmedabad University, and UNOPS
2025
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Assessment of net zero scenarios for Gujarat
CEEW, Ahmedabad University, and UNOPS
2025
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Assessment of net zero strategies for Uttarakhand
CEEW
2025  (Under Review)
Supporting climate policy for Indian states: Learnings from long-term modelling
P. Das, ZA Khan, A. Malik, et al.
CEEW Issue Brief, 2024
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Working Papers & Preprints
Toward Next-Generation Climate Modeling in India: Lessons and Pathways for Action
M. George, P. Das, V. Chaturvedi, A. Malik, J. Rajbanshi, C. Arora, A. Dey, Z. Khan, U. Kumar, N. Kumari, P. Chandrasekaran, M. Sandhani, S. Sharma
SSRN Working Paper, 2026
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Op-eds & Media
4 Factors to Influence Our Emissions Trading System
A. Malik, V. Chaturvedi
New Indian Express, 2024
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Navigating India's Decarbonisation Challenges
A. Malik, P. Das
Moneycontrol, 2024
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Talks, Lectures & Panel Discussions

Talk or lecture
Talk or lecture
Talk or lecture
Talk or lecture
2026
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‣ Guest lecture, Economics and Geopolitics of Energy, WWF-India and OP Jindal University, Students of LL.M. ELECC 2025 (Apr 2026)
2025
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‣ Guest lecture, Economics and Geopolitics of Energy, WWF-India and OP Jindal University, Students of LL.M. ELECC 2025 (Apr 2026)
‣ Panelist, Session on carbon removal in Article 6, CO2 Forward Carbon Removal Summit, Carbon Removal Alliance of India, Delhi (Dec 2025)
‣ Guest lecture, Economics of Climate Change, WWF-India and OP Jindal University, Students of LL.M. ELECC 2025 (Oct 2025)
‣ Moderator, Panel discussion on Decarbonisation of Economy - Leveraging Carbon Credits, Viksit Gujarat Regional Summit, Ganpat University, Mehsana (Oct 2025)
‣ Guest lecture, Energy Transition and Decarbonisation, IOCL Senior Management Programme with IIM Calcutta (Aug 2025)
‣ Speaker, India Emissions and Net Zero, Indian Energy Forum, New Delhi (Jul 2025)
‣ Guest lecture, Decision maker under uncertainty: Insights from modelling, National Thermal Power Corporation (May 2025)
‣ Panelist, Sustainable Futures Collaborative’s Tufts Climate Panel Discussion, New Delhi (Mar 2025)
‣ Guest lecture, Introduction to Modelling, IIT Roorkee (Jan 2025)
2024
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‣ Speaker, Conference on Joint Response to Climate Crisis, SMU University, Seoul, South Korea (Sep 2024)
‣ Speaker, Lecture on Climate Change at Rajya Sabha (Upper House) to interns of Members of Parliament, New Delhi (Sep 2024)
‣ Speaker, IIT Delhi workshop on Energy and Well-being - Indian Case Study, New Delhi (Sep 2024)
‣ Speaker, Surya Foundation Think Tank Strengthening Some Key Areas for Viksit Bharat 2047, New Delhi (Sep 2024)
‣ Speaker and Panelist, Carbon Markets in India, Centre for Social and Economic Progress, New Delhi (Aug 2024)
‣ Speaker, State Dialogue on Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Gujarat, Vadodara (Aug 2024) — Watch
‣ Guest speaker, Webinar on Role of ETS in India’s Net-Zero targets, Carbon Markets Association of India, Delhi (Feb 2024)
‣ Expert speaker, Accelerating the Just Transition of MSMEs: Capacity Development of Policymakers Program, School of Public Policy and UNDP, Lucknow (Feb 2024)
‣ Panelist, Impact of Net-Zero Transition Policies on Clean Jobs, Skilling Needs and Interstate Migration, ICRIER, New Delhi (Jan 2024) — Watch
‣ Speaker, Implications of India’s ETS on its net-zero target, Niti Aayog, New Delhi (Jan 2024)
2023
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‣ Oral presentation, Role of ETS in India’s Net-zero targets: A modelling-based assessment, IAMC Annual Conference, Venice (Nov 2023)
2022
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‣ Defense presentation, Barriers to power sector decarbonisation in India, TU Berlin (Mar 2022)
2020
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‣ Expert Panel, Climate Action and Renewable Energy in context of a Green Recovery, Africa- EU Climate Partnership, Online (Sept 2020)
‣ Oral presentation, Assumptions on employment factor approach in energy scenarios, IAMC Annual Conference, Online (Dec 2020)
2019
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‣ Presentation, Preventing stranded assets and empowering renewables, CD-LINKS Summer School, Venice (July 2019)
2018
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‣ Poster presentation, Not (yet) another coal story: Power-sector lock-ins in India, IAMC Annual Conference, Seville (Nov 2018)

Awards & Recognition

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    Expert Committee, RBI Climate-related Information System (2024-2026) — Part of CEEW's team on the Reserve Bank of India's Expert Committee on Climate-related Information System.
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    IOP Trusted Reviewer (2023) — Recognised by IOP Publishing for exceptionally high level of peer review consistency.
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    Full Scholarship - IAMC Annual Conference, Venice (2023) — Fully-funded scholarship from EU DG CLIMA to present paper on carbon markets at the Integrated Assessment Modelling Consortium Annual Conference.
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    Guest Exchange Scholarship - COMMIT Project (2019-20) — Fully-funded 3-month exchange at TERI, New Delhi, hosted by PBL Netherlands.
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    Merit Scholarship - University of Hamburg (2016) — Merit scholarship worth Euro 3,250 awarded during MSc studies.
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    Expedition Grant - Students on Ice Antarctic Expedition (2011) — US$8,500 grant from Indraprastha University and National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research for the Antarctic University Expedition.

Experience

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
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Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) ↗
Programme Lead, Low Carbon Economy
Jun 2023 - Feb 2026

Led research on India’s energy and climate transition within the Low Carbon Economy team.

  • Modelling-based research on India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS)
  • Co-developing India’s first detailed state-level energy model based out of GCAM.
  • Net zero strategies for the states of Gujarat and Uttarakhand
  • Led work on transition risk in the financial sector
  • Part of CEEW’s expert team for the Reserve Bank of India’s Climate-related Information System (2024-2026)
Consultant
Oct 2022 - May 2023
Consulting engagement with CEEW prior to joining as Programme Lead.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) ↗
Guest Scientist
Jul 2022 - Dec 2024
Affiliated guest scientist with PIK’s Energy Systems group.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
Postdoctoral research in the Energy Systems group, Research Department III - Transformation Pathways.
Researcher
Oct 2017 - Dec 2021

PhD researcher in the International Climate Policy Team, Energy Systems group, Research Department III - Transformation Pathways.

  • Developed and applied energy system models to assess India’s power sector decarbonisation
  • Contributed to multi-model studies on global climate policy and emissions pathways
  • Published research in Nature Communications, Nature Climate Change, Environmental Research Letters, and Energy Policy
GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)
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GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) ↗
Consultant
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Implementation of NAMA - preparing RDF guidelines and Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India (CCA - RAI)
Climate Analytics
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Climate Analytics ↗
Student Assistant
May 2016 - Sep 2016
Development of SIAMESE - a model to emulate Integrated Assessment Models. Climate Science and Policy Team, Berlin.

Education

Technical University of Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
2017 - 2021
Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) in Energy & Climate Policy
Technical University of Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Thesis: Barriers to power sector decarbonisation in India

Research on India’s energy transition, power sector lock-ins, stranded assets, and employment implications of climate policy. Conducted within PIK’s Energy Systems group (Research Department III).

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University of Hamburg
2014 - 2017
M.Sc. Integrated Climate System Sciences
University of Hamburg
GPA: 1.24 (excellent)

Specialised in climate economics and carbon dioxide removal.

Thesis: Kinetics of olivine dissolution in column experiments

Merit scholarship recipient (Euro 3,250), University of Hamburg.

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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
2009 - 2013
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
GPA: First Division (72.4%)

Get in Touch

Available for consulting engagements in energy modelling, climate policy, and transition risk. Feel free to get in touch.
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