Arunabha Ghosh — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), one of Asia's leading policy research institutions and among the world’s 20 best climate think-tanks.
Co-founded the Clean Energy Access Network.
Played a formative role in creating the International Solar Alliance.
Co-author/editor of four books.
Appointed by the Govt of India to the Commission for Air Quality Management (Oct 2024) and by the Govt of Brazil as a Special Envoy for COP30 climate negotiations (May 2025).
Co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Energy Nexus and has been a member of the UN Committee for Development Policy since 2019.

Biography

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh is the founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), recognized as one of Asia's leading policy research institutions and among the world’s 20 best climate think-tanks. An internationally recognized public policy expert, author, and institution builder, he has co-authored or edited four books. His career spans over two decades across 54 countries, with previous roles at Princeton, Oxford, UNDP in New York, and WTO in Geneva.

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