Prabhat has been working at the interface of diplomacy, research and advocacy on climate policy for close to two decades. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as the Senior Policy Specialist on Climate and Energy with India’s G-20 Secretariat at India’s Ministry of External Affairs. In this role, he ably supported the Indian G-20 Sherpa and the Indian negotiating team for building consensus on the Green Development Pact, including on the tripling of Renewable Energy Globally by 2030. He has a strong, political, diplomatic and technical understanding of both the UNFCCC and G-20 processes and their historical evolution, as well as a good understanding of evolving geopolitics of energy transitions and domestic politics in emerging economies.

Having worked in government, think tanks, academia, NGOs and consultancy across Asia, Africa and Europe, he has access to a wide network as well as nuanced understanding of different perspectives on some of the most contentious issues in climate and energy policy. He has published peer-reviewed articles in international journals as well as a number of policy briefs. He holds a PhD from Linköping University, Sweden, a Masters in Forestry Management from Indian Institute of Forest Management and is a Humboldt Fellow.