Activities

SMARTS Center Director Prof. Joyashree Roy delivered a keynote address on “21st Century Inclusive Development Narratives, Scenarios and Actions”, GEA International Conference 2026, October 15, Tokyo, Japan.

Urban household cooking with clean fuel in the Global South: How soon can we close this unfinished development agenda? Policies to enhance access to modern energy have not eliminated the use of polluting fuels in urban homes. It impacts family health and the environment. Home kitchen infrastructure, reliability of fuel supply, access and affordability of fuel and cooking equipment, household income, food preferences, gender roles, and reliable energy supplies all shape how pe

How can Bangladesh strategize phased accelerations in the transition towards a 100% clean power system? ⚡ ↗️ Our new study by Dr. Firuz Ahamed Nahid and Prof. Joyashree Roy, “Integrating demand-side solutions for affordable accelerated decarbonization: a case of Bangladesh power supply system,” has been published in Energy and Climate Change (Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2026.100275) 📊We developed a power-sector expansion model using PyPSA by integrating: - Rene

Professor Joyashree Roy’s interview, featured as the cover story of the September 2026 issue of Raising Women Magazine (part of the RAISING WOMEN INITIATIVE), presents a fundamentally different perspective on many commonly held perceptions of climate action, sustainable lifestyles, and “going green”. The interview, conducted by Daniel Agusi, explores sustainability, consumption, climate responsibility, technology, infrastructure, political economy, gender, and human wellbeing

SMARTS Center hosted the IPCC-WGIII second lead author meeting with nearly 200 scientists at the AIT campus. Further, in collaboration with the FPSD, a student interaction session with the IPCC WGII co-chairs was organized. Read more on this event here: https://ait.ac.th/2026/10/ait-hosts-global-climate-experts-of-the-ipcc-seventh-assessment-report/