Sangeeth Raja Selvaraju
Sangeeth is a Policy Analyst (Sustainable Finance – India) at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE.
Background
Sangeeth was previously a research associate in the climate policy department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) working on industrial decarbonisation and climate finance. Before that he held roles at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), the Apricum Cleantech Advisory in Berlin, and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water in New Delhi. He holds a masters degree in public policy from the Hertie School and a bachelors degree in economics and philosophy from Bennington College and did the general course at LSE.
Research interests
- Sustainable Finance in emerging economies
- Just transition finance
- Hard to abate sectors in developing economies
Policy
Policy - 2024
This report focuses on the increasing role that institutional investors will play in advancing the just transition in India, given... Read more
This briefing examines the just transition agenda at the Port Talbot steel works, South Wales, and compares the UK experience with steps to achieve green steel in other European countries. Read more
This report marks the launch of the Just Transition Finance Lab by the Grantham Research Institute, outlining the urgency of the just transition, obstacles to progress and how the Lab will address these through four priority work areas in 2024. Read more
Policy - 2023
This study outlines the challenges hindering the Indian secondary steel sector’s access to financing for decarbonization technologies. The report identifies pathways... Read more
This report consists of a response to a call for inputs on ‘Investors, ESG and Human Rights’ by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. It focuses on the climate change-related human rights responsibilities of investors. Read more
News
News - 2024
The closure of Port Talbot’s Tata Steel, which may lead to 2,800 direct job losses, is a prime example of... Read more
This television news report for DW News reflects on the apparent low profile of climate change as a major issue... Read more
Developing countries’ achievement of net zero goals depends on technology transfer and access, write Parth Kumar and Sangeeth Selvaraju. Read... Read more
This segment Radio New Zealand considers the impact of elections across the world in 2024 on climate policy. The piece... Read more
This commentary explores how the world’s largest companies are addressing the social aspects of decarbonisation using the assessment results of the Climate Action 100+ framework. Read more
This article considers the impact of elections across the world in 2024 on climate action. The article includes quotes from... Read more
This commentary article discusses a recent evaluation by the Transition Pathway Initiative Centre on the just transition commitments of the... Read more
This article considers how the steel industry can manage the transition to net zero. The article includes quotes from Sangeeth... Read more