Shivika's research focuses on energy system modelling, low-carbon energy system transitions from a technical and economic perspective, and climate policy.

Articles

How has climate policy and technology affected the transformation toward a low-emission future?

Published 21.1.2025

While emissions have grown and climate targets become more ambitious over the last decade, the investments needed to limit global warming to below 1.5-2°C have not increased, thanks to faster-than-expected reduction in costs of clean technologies such as solar, wind and battery storage. This analysis was published in Nature Climate Change.

Emission scenarios | International climate policy | IPCC Sixth Assessment Report | Renewable energy

The potential of off-grid solar power is underestimated

Published 1.7.2024

The role of solar power (PV) as the best option for meeting the electricity access gap in Africa is underestimated. Carbon pricing and system reliability impacts on pathways to universal electricity access, according to a new study.

Renewable energy | Energy consumption

Projects

IAM COMPACT: Expanding Integrated Assessment Modelling: Comprehensive and Comprehensible Science for Sustainable, Co-Created Climate Action

IAM COMPACT is a Horizon Europe research project aiming to support the assessment of global climate goals, progress, and feasibility space, and the design of the next round of NDCs and policy planning beyond 2030.

International climate policy | Climate Models | Global climate targets

Research groups

Climate Mitigation

The research group works to understand the trends and drivers of historical and future emissions of greenhouse gases and short-lived climate forcers, and their effect on the climate.