Madhura Joshi
Programme Lead - Global Clean Power Diplomacy
Madhura Joshi is Programme Lead with E3G’s Global Clean Power Diplomacy team, based in Mumbai. She leads E3G’s Asia hub and manages programmes on clean energy transition diplomacy in India, Indonesia, and Japan.
Madhura in the media
Her work focuses on developing strategies and analyses working with civil society networks, and advising governments, diplomatic actors and alliances to advance just, low-carbon transitions. She also works on opportunities to accelerate clean energy transitions at multilateral and plurilateral platforms such as COP, G20, and BRICs.
She has over 15 years of experience designing and leading international programmes at the intersection of research, policy, and diplomacy. Her areas of interest include climate and energy diplomacy, governance, and the political economy of clean and just energy transitions in emerging economies; and has authored numerous articles and research papers on related topics. Previously, she led the Natural Resources Defense Council’s work on energy access, green jobs, and climate policy in India. At NRDC she designed and implemented rural clean energy plans for improving lives and livelihoods, and led strategies to promote inclusive renewable energy growth, green finance, and climate actions. She has also worked at the Centre for Policy Research on climate and energy policy-making pathways, and managed the energy security team at The Energy and Resources Institute.
Madhura has a bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and a master’s degree in international political economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Outside of work, Madhura likes to dance, paint, and curl up with a book and her cats – Chutney and Pakoda.
Her work focuses on developing strategies and analyses working with civil society networks, and advising governments, diplomatic actors and alliances to advance just, low-carbon transitions. She also works on opportunities to accelerate clean energy transitions at multilateral and plurilateral platforms such as COP, G20, and BRICs.
She has over 15 years of experience designing and leading international programmes at the intersection of research, policy, and diplomacy. Her areas of interest include climate and energy diplomacy, governance, and the political economy of clean and just energy transitions in emerging economies; and has authored numerous articles and research papers on related topics. Previously, she led the Natural Resources Defense Council’s work on energy access, green jobs, and climate policy in India. At NRDC she designed and implemented rural clean energy plans for improving lives and livelihoods, and led strategies to promote inclusive renewable energy growth, green finance, and climate actions. She has also worked at the Centre for Policy Research on climate and energy policy-making pathways, and managed the energy security team at The Energy and Resources Institute.
Madhura has a bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and a master’s degree in international political economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Outside of work, Madhura likes to dance, paint, and curl up with a book and her cats – Chutney and Pakoda.
