Chapter Scientist - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Doctoral Candidate - IIT Kanpur | YSSP’25 Fellow - IIASA

Research Areas: Emissions Trading, Integrated Assessment and Energy-Climate Policy Modeling

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India • shreeyashmalode@gmail.com • shreeyashn20@iitk.ac.in • Mobile: +91 9545122299
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You see "Emissions Trading" and "Energy-Climate Policy Modelling" on my profile, and yeah, that's a big part of what I do. But what that really means is I'm constantly digging into data, building models (lots of love for MESSAGEix!), and trying to make sense of how we can transition to a cleaner energy future. It's not just about the numbers, though. It's about understanding the real-world implications and finding pathways that are both effective and fair.

Autonomous Public Research University Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Management (Energy Economics); CGPA: 7.60/10
Jan 2021 – Dec 2026

• Tentative Thesis Title: Essays on Emissions Trading System for India

Autonomous Public Research University Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Regulatory Governance; CGPA: 7.70/10
May 2018 – May 2020

• Dissertation Title: Impact of electricity tariff on end-consumers

Under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India (Affiliated to R.T.M. Nagpur University) Bachelor of Engineering in Power Engineering; CGPA: 8.81/10
Jun 2013 – Jun 2017

• Project Title: Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of ES Precipitator

Affiliated to Maharashtra State Board Higher Secondary Certificate (Grade: 10+2), Science; Percentage: 82.00%
Feb 2011 – Feb 2013

Affiliated to Maharashtra State Board Secondary School Certificate (10th), General Studies; Percentage: 86.36%
Jun 2010 – Jun 2011

• Malode, S.N., & Singh, A., (2025). Navigating India's Emission Trading System: An Analysis of Policy Evolution, Implementation Imperatives, and Critical Review for Energy Sustainability Pathway. Energy for Sustainable Development 88 (2025): 101822. DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2025.101822
• Malode, S.N., & Singh, A., (2025). Leveraging Policy for Sustainability: Assessing the Impact of Indian Carbon Market on Thermal Power LCOE, in Leal Filho, et. al (eds), Energy for Sustainable Development:-Capitalising on the Transformative Potential of Energy to Promote Economic Growth and Improve Livelihoods, World Sustainability Series, Springer, Cham. Link [Book Chapter - In Press]
• Singh, A., Gupta, G., Shivhare, M., Malode, S. N., Sangwan, V., Sharma, M., & Khare, R., (2025). Risk and Hedging Avenues for Power Market Participants: A Novel Framework and Application to India, The Electricity Journal 38 (2025): 107517. DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2025.107517
• Malode, S. N. (2025). Sectoral emissions trading in national energy systems model: An application to Indian cement and steel sectors using MESSAGEix modelling framework, IIASA YSSP Report, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria. [Limited Peer Review - Embargo]
• Singh, A., Malode, S.N., & Verma, A. (2023). Developing Energy-Climate Policy Modelling for India: MESSAGEix, Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) and Energy Analytics Lab (EAL). [Limited Peer Review - Report Submitted to NITI Aayog, Government of India, India]

Total Professional Work Experience: 24 Months

Chapter Scientist - IPCC (Part-time with doctoral studies - Remote)
Jan 2026 - Present (5 Months)

Scientific Assessment Support: Seventh Assessment Report WGIII [Chapter 10: Industry]

• Fellowship Context: Selected for the prestigious IPCC/ICTP/IAP Chapter Scientist Support Programme (Funded by Wellcome Trust) to support the production of the assessment report on Climate Change Mitigation.
• Global Collaboration: Working directly under the mentorship of Coordinating Lead Authors (CLAs) Dr. Christopher Bataille (Columbia University / Simon Fraser University) and Dr. Kumaran Kadirgama (Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah). Provide critical technical support for analyzing literature on industrial decarbonization, energy efficiency, and mitigation strategies.
• Data Analysis and Reference Management: Conducting literature reviews, data verification, and technical analysis using Python and Zotero. Ensure strict adherence to IPCC referencing and scientific quality standards.
• Affiliation: Hosted at the Centre for Energy Regulation (CER), IIT Kanpur under the thesis supervision of Prof. Anoop Singh.

Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) Fellow (On-site)
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (3 Months)

Integration of MESSAGEix Framework and Emission Trading System Modeling

• Fellowship: Awarded Prof. Jyoti and Kirit Parikh Fellowship to participate at YSSP.
• Project Description: Developed novel framework of sectoral emissions trading within integrated assessment model. Applied the framework in the case of cement and steel industry in India. Presented findings in international conferences, and submitted YSSP report.
• YSSP Mentors: Dr. Setu Pelz, Dr. Siddharth Joshi and Dr. Shonali Pachauri.
• Activities: 2025 YSSP Final Colloquium Proceedings Editor.

Senior Student Research Associate (Part-time with doctoral studies)
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 (9 Months)

Developing Energy-Climate Policy Modelling for India using MESSAGEix framework

• Project Description: Project Parties – IIT Kanpur and NITI Aayog; India Energy Model – 7 sectors; Dynamic Energy System Cost Minimization.
• Data Collection, Data Rectification and Data Verification: Extensive data analytics exercise on agriculture, transport, domestic, commercial, industry, coal, oil, natural gas and power sector data; Total Parameters 1860.
• Modelling Exercise and Post-processing: Developed Python code for carrying out energy system optimization modelling and reporting exercises. Verified/Validated mathematical formulation in GAMS code of MESSAGEix framework. Visualisation of model results in Python using matplotlib and MS Excel.
• Scenario Analysis and Reporting: Devised various scenarios incorporating INDC commitments and policy targets. Final report writing.

Project Associate (Full-time)
Aug 2020 - Jan 2021 (6 Months)

• Regulatory Policy Research: Summarized draft acts, rules, policies and regulations from the power sector. Assisted Principal Investigator (PI) in critically analyzing and submitting policy comments to regulatory authorities. Contributed to CER's Quarterly Newsletter – Regulatory Insights. Assisted PI in carrying out research in the power market for EAL's Quarterly Newsletter – Power Chronicle.
• Regulatory Data Dashboard: Contributed in the development of the Regulatory Data Dashboard. Assisted PI in carrying out research related to Aggregate Revenue Requirement, Average Cost of Supply, Regulatory Norms for Electricity Tariff and Financial Performance of Distribution Companies.
• Regulatory Manthan (RM): Contributed in organising CER's flagship event 1st and 2nd Regulatory Manthan. RM aims to discuss and identify national and international best practices, thus enhancing learning and capacity building. Assisted PI in research on Developing a Multi-year Tariff (MYT) Framework and Relinquishment of Long-term CGS PPAs beyond Tenure.

Self-Employed (Full-time)
Apr 2020 - Aug 2020 (5 Months)

• Consultant - Project & Network Co-ordinator, Waatavaran Foundation (May 2020 - Jul 2020):
  • Campaigning Strategy: Community mobilization on social issues, primarily air pollution, biodiversity loss and forest rights.
  • Policy Advocacy and Outreach: Established partnerships with local organizations and working with partners in Maharashtra, India.
  • Project Management and Public Relations: Monitoring progress and KPIs of team. Managed content development strategy on website, medium blog and social media platforms.
• Researcher - Energy Finance, Climate Risk Horizon (Jul 2020 - Aug 2020): Assessment of the financial performance of coal-based thermal power plants in India.

Assisted in delivering the following courses at the Department of Management Sciences, IIT Kanpur:

• MBA601: Finance and Accounting (Aug 2024 – Nov 2024)
• MBA677: Project Financing and Management (Jan 2024 – May 2024 & Jan 2022 – May 2022)
• MBA784: Derivatives & Risk Management for the Energy and Environmental Markets (Jan 2024 – Mar 2024)
• MBA683: Power Sector Reform and Regulation – Theory and Practice (Aug 2023 – Nov 2023)
• IME609: Energy, Environment and Climate: Economic and Policy Modelling (Jan 2023 – May 2023)
• MBA782: Renewable Energy – Economics, Policy, and Regulation (Aug 2022 – Nov 2022)

• Malode, S. N., & Singh, A., (2025). Essays on Emissions Trading System for India: from the lens of sufficiency. Sufficiency PhD Days, The World Sufficiency Lab, SciencesPo, Paris, France. [Online Oral Presentation]
• Malode, S. N., & Singh, A., (2025). Assessment of Indian Carbon Market's Role in the National Energy Transition. 6th International Conference on Clean and Green Energy Engineering (CGEE2025), University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. [Oral Presentation]
• Malode, S. N., Pelz, S., Joshi, S., Singh, A., & Pachauri, S., (2025). Sectoral Emissions Trading in National Energy System Model: An Application to Indian Cement and Steel Industry. 2025 YSSP Final Colloquium, International Institute of Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria. [Oral Presentation]
• Malode, S. N., Pelz, S., Joshi, S., Singh, A., & Pachauri, S., (2025). Sectoral Emissions Trading in Integrated Assessment Model: Application to Indian Cement and Steel Sector using MESSAGEix Framework. 2025 Student Research Fest, Complexity Science Hub, Vienna, Austria. [Oral Presentation]
• Malode, S.N., & Singh, A., (2025). Tracking, Targeting, and Transforming: Quantifying and Closing the Emissions Gap with Integrated Assessment Models. RE-CONNECT Workshop, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Hague, Netherlands, Online Session 1, Part 2. Zenodo [Online Oral Presentation]
• Malode, S.N., & Singh, A., (2024). Setting Emission Cap on Thermal Power Sector for Indian Carbon Market: A Scenario Analysis using MESSAGEix Modelling Framework. IIASA Summer School for Systems Modeling 2024, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria. Zenodo [Oral Presentation]
• Malode, S.N., & Singh, A., (2024). The Energy Storage Requirement for Decarbonizing Indian Power Sector: Analysing Emission Cap Scenario through the MESSAGEix-Flextool. Seventeenth IAMC Annual Meeting, Yonsei University, Main Campus, Seoul, South Korea. Zenodo [Online Poster Presentation]
• Malode, S.N., & Singh, A., (2024). Emission Cap Scenarios for Indian Power Sector using MESSAGEix Modelling Framework. Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2024 (Fully Virtual), University of Reading, Reading, Great Britain. Zenodo [Online Poster Presentation]

Total Internship Experience: 11 Months

Intern - Regulatory Analysis (Part-time and Remote)
Nov 2019 - Jul 2020 (9 Months)

• Assisting RADICALi team in regulatory intelligence and content development efforts and constantly challenging and rethinking how regulations can be communicated, understood and implemented by users.
• Reviewing regulations and distilling requirements and supporting information.
• Tracking and maintaining regulatory developments.
• Understanding the types of documentation provided by regulatory bodies and identifying which regulatory documents are relevant to customers.
• Mapping the source of regulatory documentation found on regulator websites.
• Reviewing regulatory documents and extracting data using different platforms.
• Creating new and maintaining existing libraries of regulatory documents including updates.
• Working alongside technology and data science team members to satisfy development deadlines.
• Supporting in all aspects of the creation of data and content.

Summer Research Intern - Economics (Full-time)
Mar 2019 - May 2019 (3 Months)
Placed in the Macro/Finance group under the supervision of Prof. (Dr.) Illa Patnaik, former Principal Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister. The group contributes to exchange rate regimes, capital flows, and monetary policy through quantitative research and ongoing macroeconomic policy analysis.

• Data Analytics & R Programming: Worked primarily on the Firm Level Database (FLD), a SQL interactive big data set sourced by CMIE Prowessdx. Employed R tools for data wrangling to deliver data in required formats.
• Economic Research: Figured out trends of systematic risk in Indian stocks over a time period (estimating beta value of NIFTY 50 firms), presenting findings via LaTeX-based statistical charts and graphs.
• Legal Research & Cross-functional Support: Executed data extraction, cleaning, and visualization. Re-visited published legal policy papers and delivered presentations. Assisted various research fellows across teams like Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Home Affairs, and Health.

MS Excel, GAMS, Python (Libraries - pandas, GAMSPY, matplotlib), R, Java, LaTeX

IIASA's MESSAGEix Framework, IRENA's FlexTool, SEI's LEAP, IESS2047

• Tools: Reference Management, Literature Reviews, Zotero
• Languages: English (Full Professional), German (Elementary), Marathi (Elementary), Hindi (Limited Working)

• Operation Research: Linear and Mixed Integer Programming specialization in Energy System Optimization, and Mathematical Modeling.
• Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling using Regression (OLS, Fixed Effect, Probit, Logit). [GitHub Repositories: github.com/shreeyashn20]
• Policy Analysis: Regulatory Impact Assessment, Systematic Literature Review, Policy Research and Analysis specialization in Energy and Climate Policies.
• Advanced Modeling: System Dynamics Modeling, Agent-Based Modeling, Game Theory, Data Envelopment Analysis.
• Communication: Academic & Report Writing, Public Presentation, Grant Writing, PowerPoint Presentation, Journal/Academic Writing, Copywriting and Legal Drafting.
• Research Design: Literature Review, Design Thinking, Exploratory Research, Survey, Focus Group Discussion.

• A Simplified Approach to Inputting Data into MESSAGEix without MS Excel (Python)
• West Bengal Cross Subsidy and Cross Subsidy Surcharge (Excel)
• Multiple Linear Regression for Combined Cycle Power Plant (R)
• Panel Data Analysis of Grunfeld Investment Dataset for OLS, Entity & Time Fixed Effect Models (R)
• Binary Data Analysis of Women Employment Dataset for Probit and Logit Regression Models (R)
• ANOVA test for renewable capacity (R)
• Japan-Environmentally-Extended-Input-Output-Model (GAMS)
• Evolutionary-Game-Model (Matlab)

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India | 13 May 2026

• Topic: Effective Interaction Between India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) and the Power Market.
• Invited to provide expert insights on the strategic rationale for including the power sector in the CCTS, resolving energy security concerns, and achieving effective CCTS-power market interactions.
• Read my detailed policy views and proposed action roadmap here.

• Selected for MS Research Hub EU-Funded Scholarship at General Equilibrium Model - Kassel, Germany
• Awarded RE-CONNECT grant for poster at 17th IAMC Annual Meeting - European Commission
• Full fee waiver for 2024 IIASA Summer School for System Modeling - Laxenburg, Austria
• Institute Assistantship for pursuing Ph.D. in Management - IIT Kanpur
• All India Rank 100 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (2021) for Sociology - IIT Bombay
• Institute Silver Medal for Second Best Student (M.Sc Regulatory Governance 18-20) - TISS Mumbai
• Institute Rank 1 in B.E. Power Engineering Final Year - NPTI Nagpur
• INSPIRE Scholarship 2013 by Department of Science and Technology - Government of India
• Merit-based Scholarship for Higher Education - Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd

• 2024 Summer School for System Modeling [July, 2024] - IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria [On-site]
• Introduction to Cyber Security
• R 101 by Cognitive Class: An IBM Initiative
• Statistics 101
• Electric Vehicles: Mobility meets the power system - Florence School of Regulation, European Union Institute
• Model for Analysis of Energy Demand - Climate Compatible Growth, U.K.
• Masterclass in ESG Reporting and Impact Measurement - NIT Rourkela
• Stakeholder Consultation on Indian Carbon Market - BEE and MoEFCC, Govt of India
• MESSAGEix Workshop [June, 2021 & 2025], MESSAGEix Community Meetings [2022-2024] - IIASA
• Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution & GHG Mitigation in India using GAINS model - TIFAC
• An Introduction to Climate Change: Science, Politics and Impact - CSE

• Prof. Anoop Singh
  Professor, IIT Kanpur
  Email: anoops@iitk.ac.in

• Prof. Sachin Warghade
  Assistant Professor, TISS Mumbai
  Email: sachin.warghade@tiss.ac.in