Kushal Tibrewal

Name:                                Mr. Kushal Tibrewal
Degree:                              PhD
Email:                                kushalarts@gmail.com
Thesis Topic:                     While, carbon dioxide (CO2) has been recognized as the primary                                                        catalyst for global climate change, other forcing elements, like short-                                                lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), also cause significant climate                                                          impacts. There is a world-wide consensus on the near-term benefits 
                                            of controlling SLCPs. Especially for India, controlling only GHGs will                                              not automictically cut SLCPs as they arise from distinct sources.                                                        Moreover, reducing air pollution and access to clean energy for all is                                                  the need of the hour for checking the rise in health impacts attributed                                              to anthropogenic activities and propel development. Thus, quantifying                                              contribution of different anthropogenic sources to emissions and                                                        assessing the co-benefits of various climate, air quality and                                                                  development policies are essential to guide policy design in India.

                                           Specific tasks to be undertaken as a part of my research include                                                         development of gridded inventory for India comprising emissions of                                                 long-live GHGs, aerosols and precursor gases. It will involve analysis                                                 of activity data collected through mobile application-based field                                                         surveys and measured emission factors along with data from various                                                 govt. reports. It will be developed on a Geographic Information                                                         System (GIS) platform enabled with query-based decision making and                                             supported by a database management platform for future updation of                                               the inventory.Second, development of future emission pathways for                                                   2030 and 2050 under different mitigation scenarios governed by                                                         projected growth in activity and technology shifts based on emission                                                 regulations, national missions and developmental schemes. Third, the                                               emissions scenarios will be input to an impact assessment                                                                   framework00 based on emission reduction potentials and multi-                                                         criteria analysis to quantify multiple impacts and assess co-benefits of                                               different sets of interventions.

                       Education:

                                           BTech+MTech (Dual degree) in Mining Engineering – NIT Rourkela

                        Skills:

                                           MATLAB, QGIS, Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

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Status:                              Degree Awarded
Category:                         TAP