Activities

Dr. Debalina Chakravarty visited the SMARTS Center at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). She delivered a presentation on her ongoing research on household energy use transition in India. She presented in detail the large-scale quality data available from secondary sources and her proposed fieldwork. Prof. Joyashree Roy, along with the SMARTS researchers, actively participated and shared SMARTS's research focus and progress. SMARTS Center warmly welcomes Dr. Debalina and

The 27th Intergovernmental Meeting and Scientific Planning Group Meeting on 9 and 10 July 2026 in Bangkok. The meeting is co-organised by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT). Prof. Joyashree Roy, Distinguished Professor and Director of the SMARTS Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), participated in the panel discussion on "30 Years of APN Contribution to Research, Capacity Development and Reg

SMARTS Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), participated in the SERA project meeting, held on 13-14 July 2026 at the ERIA Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. SERA’s mission is to analyze and communicate cost-effective emissions reduction strategies tailored to Asia. To support this goal, SERA has been building a collaborative research network of leading international researchers, research institutes, and universities across the regions of South Asia, East Asia, and

A new publication co-authored by Abhishek Das in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources: “Planning for a Net-Zero Future: Evolution of Electricity System Models” https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-121124-025353 This review traces how electricity system planning models have evolved from conventional capacity-expansion tools to more complex decision-support systems for net-zero transitions. It reflects how models are increasingly expected to inform not only least-c

From the RESET network: The 2026 energy shock has tested Asia harder than any other region. At RESET’s inaugural regional seminar, four experts—Joyashree Roy, Duan Maosheng, Ashwini K Swain, and Qin Hu—posited that the crisis, for all its costs, may also accelerate the clean energy transition, driven by security, economic productivity, and equity concerns. In the seminar, Joyashree Roy argued that the 2026 crisis should not be managed through emergency measures alone. She rai