Nakul Sharma
Senior Policy Advisor
Nakul Sharma is a Senior Policy Advisor leading E3G’s work on India’s clean and just energy transition within the Global Clean Power Diplomacy Team.
Nakul Sharma has over a decade of experience in the energy transition and climate diplomacy space in India and South Asia. His expertise spans international climate negotiations, multilateral diplomacy, just transition financing, and the political economy of fossil fuel phase-out, with a strong focus on strategic advocacy for equitable energy transitions.
He most recently served as Programme Coordinator at Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), where he led regional strategies on energy transition, urban resilience, and climate finance, while also co-leading the Asia Regional Group of the International Climate Politics Hub. In this capacity, he represented CAN International in G20 forums and at COP28, and was a spokesperson at the UNFCCC SB60 Press Conference in Bonn.
Nakul has also worked as Lead Advisor (Consultant) for Energy Transition with Heinrich Böll Stiftung India, and as Programme Manager for Energy and Climate Change at the British High Commission in India, where he contributed to shaping India’s international energy partnerships and climate finance agenda.
He holds a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from TERI University and has authored or co-authored multiple policy briefs and blogs, including a G20 Leaders’ Summit briefing, as well as policy papers for the T20. An active contributor to regional and global civil society networks, he is closely engaged with international coalitions focused on climate equity and just transition.
Outside of work, Nakul finds balance as a regular yoga practitioner, channels his competitive spirit as a keen cricket fan, and enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, where he brings creativity to traditional Indian cuisine.
Nakul Sharma has over a decade of experience in the energy transition and climate diplomacy space in India and South Asia. His expertise spans international climate negotiations, multilateral diplomacy, just transition financing, and the political economy of fossil fuel phase-out, with a strong focus on strategic advocacy for equitable energy transitions.
He most recently served as Programme Coordinator at Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), where he led regional strategies on energy transition, urban resilience, and climate finance, while also co-leading the Asia Regional Group of the International Climate Politics Hub. In this capacity, he represented CAN International in G20 forums and at COP28, and was a spokesperson at the UNFCCC SB60 Press Conference in Bonn.
Nakul has also worked as Lead Advisor (Consultant) for Energy Transition with Heinrich Böll Stiftung India, and as Programme Manager for Energy and Climate Change at the British High Commission in India, where he contributed to shaping India’s international energy partnerships and climate finance agenda.
He holds a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from TERI University and has authored or co-authored multiple policy briefs and blogs, including a G20 Leaders’ Summit briefing, as well as policy papers for the T20. An active contributor to regional and global civil society networks, he is closely engaged with international coalitions focused on climate equity and just transition.
Outside of work, Nakul finds balance as a regular yoga practitioner, channels his competitive spirit as a keen cricket fan, and enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, where he brings creativity to traditional Indian cuisine.
