Amit Garg

Educational Qualifications

• Fellow of IIMA (Ph.D) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India (IIMA) 2001
• Master of Technology (Computer Science & Technology) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India (IITR) 1987
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communication) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India (IITR) 1985

Academic & other Affiliations

• Since September 2018 – current: Professor (Higher Administrative Grade) in the Public Systems Group at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India - the premier business school in India.
• 2011 - 2018: Professor in the Public Systems Group at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India.
• 2008- 2011: Associate Professor in the Public Systems Group at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India.
• 2004 – 2007: Senior Economist at the UNEP Risoe Centre, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark – especially contributing to sustainable development, energy and climate change research. I am also involved with international research activities such as with IPCC, IEA, UNEP and UNDP. I have also co-guided 2 Master level students in their thesis.
• 2001 – 2004: Expert Consultant with the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and member of the Core Implementation Team for the preparation of India's Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC.
• 2000 – 2001: Senior executive with the Indian Railways (IRSSE), Government of India
• 1996 – 2000: Pursued PhD at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
• 1987 – 1996: Executive with the Indian Railways (IRSSE), Government of India in various capacities.

Professional Affiliations

• Co-Chair, IPCC Emission Factor Database Editorial Board (2018-2021)
• Lead Author, Chapter 6 (Energy Systems) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), Working Group III of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2018-2022).
• Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC Refinement to GHG Inventories 2019, Energy volume, 2017-2019.
• Co-Lead, Chapter 5, Coal Phase-down, The Emissions Gap Report-A UNEP Synthesis Report, United Nations Environment Programme, November 2017.
• Co Editorial-in Chief, Carbon Management (Taylor and Francis), 2015– current.
• Co-Lead, Core writing team, UNEP Global Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) Assessment Report, United Nations Environment Programme, 2015.
• Lead Author, Chapter 3, The emissions gap in 2025 and 2030, The Emissions Gap Report-A UNEP Synthesis Report, United Nations Environment Programme, November 2015.
• Contributing Author, Chapter 2, What emission levels will comply with temperature limits? The Emissions Gap Report-A UNEP Synthesis Report, United Nations Environment Programme, 2014.
• Member, National committee on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for climate change, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2012-2015.
• Member, Governing Council of J&K State Council on Climate Change, Forest Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India, 2014 – current.
• Member, Expert Committee of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India (2014 - current).
• Member, National committee on Biennial Update Reports to UNFCCC, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India (2012-2015).
• Member, Expert Group on Aviation, Nominated by Ministry of Civil Aviation to ICAO, 2012.
• Member, Sub-Group on Equity (under Climate Change), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2012.
• Member, Sub-Group on Climate Change under the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change for the 12th Five Year Plan 2012-2017, Planning Commission, Government of India, 2011.
• Member, Ahmedabad Air Quality Expert Working Group, 2015-current.
• Lead Author, Chapter 7, Energy, Fifth Assessment Report, Working Group III of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2010-2014.
• Member, Editorial Board, Conference Papers in Energy, peer-reviewed open-access journal, published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012 – current.
• Member, Editorial Board, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, 2011 – current.
• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, International Book House Pvt. Ltd., 2011 - current.
• Member, Editorial Board, Greenhouse Gas Measurement & Management, (Earthscan), 2010 - current.
• Member, Indian Network of Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) Advisory Committee for implementation of Science Programme, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2011-2012.
• Convener, The Green Signal Steering Committee (India's first Ecolabel) established by the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2011-2014.
• Member, Scientific Committee, International SWAT Conference 2012, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, July 16-20, 2012.
• Member, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Steering Committee on New Integrated Climate Change Scenarios, 2006 – 2007.
• Lead Reviewer, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) panel of expert reviewers for Progress on Kyoto Protocol and Initial Reports, 2006 – current.
• Member, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Task Group on New Emission Scenarios, 2005 – 2006.
• Lead Reviewer, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) panel of expert reviewers for Annex-I Party National Communications, 2006 – current.
• Lead Reviewer and Energy expert, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) panel of expert reviewers for Annex-I Party inventories, 2004 – current.
• Contributing Author, Chapter 2 of IPCC Assessment Report 4, Working Group III, 2004 – 2007.
• Coordinating Lead Author, Energy volume of 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, 2004 – 2006.
• Lead Author, IPCC Special Report on CO2 Capture and Storage, 2003 – 2005.
• Member, Government of India Delegation for the "Twentieth Session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC", 2004.
• Member, Government of India Delegation for the "Eighth Conference of Parties (COP-8) to the UNFCCC", 2002.
• Member, Core Implementation Team, India's Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2001- 2004.
• Member, Advisory Council on Climate Change, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, 2001 – 2002.
• Reviewer - International and Indian journals Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, The Energy Journal, Climatic Change, Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Atmospheric Environment, Journal of Environment Management, Environmental Science and Technology, OPSEARCH, Current Science, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Science of Total Environment, Greenhouse Gas Measurement & Management.