Shruti Sharma
Lead, Affordable Energy
Shruti Sharma is a lead in IISD’s Energy program and the India Project Coordinator. Her experience and expertise lie in the field of environment, energy, and poverty alleviation with a focus on policy analysis, project management, and evaluation. In her work with the British Council’s Climate Change project, Shruti developed her skills in advocacy, program management and evaluation, and communications. Her recent work focuses on energy pricing, energy subsidies, energy efficiency, and the impact of energy sector reforms on gender.
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- Areas of expertise
- Energy
- Subsidies
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Pricing
- Energy Reform
- Fossil Fuel Subsidies
- Education
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Master’s in Development Management , U.K, London School of Economics, 2012Mudra Institute of Communications, India, Post Graduate Diploma in Communications Management, 2006Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Pure and Applied Mathematics , Delhi University, India, Lady Shri Ram College, 2003
Contributions
Publications
Indonesia’s Next Cooking Transition
This report compares three alternatives—induction stoves, dimethyl ether (DME), and city gas—and finds that induction stoves are the most practical and viable option to support Indonesia’s shift to cleaner, non-fossil cooking
Report
December 17, 2025
Mapping India's Energy Policy 2025
Mapping India's Energy Policy 2025 gathers the latest available data on energy-related government support and revenues in India, including fiscal year 2023–2024.
Report
December 16, 2025
Mapping India's State-Level Energy Transition
Carefully aligning state support and revenues with India's net-zero future can drive coal-rich states like Chhattisgarh toward clean energy and growth.
Report
November 6, 2025
Fossil Fuel Production, Renewable Energy, and Subsidy Reform in Nationally Determined Contributions 3.0
This policy brief provides an analysis of the critical benchmarks and recommendations necessary for aligning nationally determined contributions (NDCs) with the 1.5 °C target.
Brief
December 5, 2024
Articles
Five Trends That Have Shaped Global Subsidies Over Decades
As we celebrate the Global Subsidies Initiative's 20th anniversary, we asked our experts how thinking on government support has shifted over time.
Explainer
December 16, 2025
Clean Cooking Means Moving Beyond Fossil Fuels—G20 countries must lead the way
Universal access to clean cooking has long been a G20 goal. Shifting beyond fossil fuels is vital to make clean cooking universal and sustainable.
Deep Dive
November 18, 2025
What’s at Stake for Transition Away from Fossil Fuels at COP 30
At the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30), countries should advance the transition away from fossil fuels by shifting public financial flows, raising ambition in their nationally determined contributions, and ensuring a just and inclusive energy transition.
Insight
November 3, 2025
What Does an Alliance to End Oil and Gas Mean for India?
With the launch of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance during COP 26 in November, where India positions itself could have far-reaching implications.
Insight
December 8, 2021
A Solar Journey: Reaching the remotest villages
Sarda’s remote location cuts off its market linkages and increases the challenge of making electricity accessible and other basic services. We document the deployment of solar in this community.
Policy Analysis
March 15, 2017