Aditya S. Banerjee

Scaling climate solutions

As a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington D.C. and 2021 Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) Fellow, I am passionate about discovering and promoting the latest solutions to climate change. At SAIS, I’m getting an M.A. in International Relations & International Economics, with concentrations in Energy, Resources, and the Environment (ERE) & Infrastructure Finance and Policy.

This has led me down some pretty cool paths. For example, I’ve researched low-carbon development strategies in emerging markets, taken a deep dive into global electricity markets, analyzed the role of CCUS technologies in U.S. climate policy, scrutinized EU-North African energy geopolitics, sensitized USAID departments to the organization’s new climate change strategy, conducted market research on EVs in Africa, and analyzed regulatory filings while at FERC.

In my work, I tend to draw from skills developed from a career of doing pretty much everything. I’ve consulted for clients at the Department of Defense, supported multi-million dollar USAID contracts, worked with farmers to fight food insecurity in Peace Corps Senegal, taught English in Vietnam, failed as a professional photographer, and even worked as a bouncer.

Lastly, I take pride in maintaining the courage to pursue topics I care about and learn fast when necessary. I also try to introduce a truly global perspective to the places I work, having lived in six countries on four continents.