Ashwini Hingne

Associate Program Director

Bio

Ashwini is Associate Program Director in the Climate program at World Resources Institute India. She is a climate policy researcher and economist with over a decade of experience in the field of climate change mitigation.

In her current role, Ashwini leads the just transitions and equity work of WRI India’s climate program, through energy economy modeling as well as sectoral analysis and engagement. Her current work includes modeling policies for meeting India’s climate goals, assessing their co-benefits, tradeoffs, and distributional impacts, supporting an inclusive and equitable low-carbon transition for vulnerable actors and economic sectors, and exploring the role of carbon pricing instruments in India. At World Resources Institute, Ashwini has also been supporting ambitious climate action from Indian businesses.

Previously Ashwini has worked as an ESG researcher at Sustainalytics in Singapore, and as a climate change and sustainability consultant with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) in Mumbai. At EY, she advised clients on energy and carbon management, sustainability strategy, and emission reductions projects under various carbon market mechanisms.

Ashwini holds a Master's (MPA) in Public and Economic Policy from the London School of Economics (LSE) with a specialization in Environmental and Resource Economics, and a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai.

She lives in Mumbai with her partner, Vivek, their toddler, Ved, and their dog, Pesto.

Blogs

The Road to COP28: Key Developments from the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference
by Steffi Olickal, Ashwini Hingne, Saransh Bajpai and Subrata Chakrabarty - September 11, 2023
Representatives from over 100 countries that have signed the Paris Agreement gathered in Bonn, Germany from 5 June 2023 to 15 June 2023 for the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB58). This was the 58th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (
Early, Concerted Efforts Key to a Just Transition for Indian MSMEs: Insights From Auto and Textile Sectors
by Shubhangi Gupta, Ashwini Hingne and Priyal Shah - June 02, 2023
This article was originally published in the April-June 2022 issue of the Energy Manager Magazine.

Early action on the green transition offers immense opportunity to boost business, innovate, attract new investments, create new jobs and develop a competitive advantage in new, emerging sectors like green energy
Operationalizing Article 6: Issues for COP28 To Address
by Subrata Chakrabarty and Ashwini Hingne - February 23, 2023
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement establishes cooperative mechanisms, particularly carbon markets, for countries to meet their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and raise ambition
Contextualizing Just Transitions: Contours of a Just Low Carbon Pathway for India
by Ashwini Hingne and Deepthi Swamy - February 22, 2023
This blog was first published in Alternate Policy Solutions on February 6, 2023.

Charting a Future for a Just Low Carbon Development in India

The United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) recently held at Sharm
Five Key Design Decisions for an Effective Carbon Market in India
by Varun Agarwal and Ashwini Hingne - June 08, 2021
Carbon markets are emerging as a popular choice for delivering cost-effective emissions reduction: 2021 witnessed the launch of national carbon markets in China and Britain
From Theory to Practice: How a carbon market simulation can help design a successful carbon market in India
by Shubhangi Gupta and Ashwini Hingne - May 06, 2021
Well-designed carbon markets have the potential to harness least-cost emission reductions. Over the last two decades, the Indian industry has built its experience with multiple market-based mechanisms such as the “Clean Development Mechanism” (CDM), “Perform, Achieve and Trade” (PAT) and “
Role of Indian businesses in driving ambitious climate action
by Ashwini Hingne and Varun Agarwal - April 27, 2021
There is now growing consensus around a key finding first published by the IPCC in 2018: the world needs to reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by mid-century to meet the 1.5° C temperature target of the Paris Agreement, something which will require transformational changes across energy and transport systems, industrial technologies
Five ways in which Carbon Markets can boost India’s climate efforts
by Tejaswini Kulkarni and Ashwini Hingne - April 23, 2021
This is the first blog in a new series on carbon markets in India. In this blog series, we will share insights from WRI India’s corporate carbon market simulation in which more than 20 leading Indian companies participated during 2020-2021.

In December 2020, the Government of India constituted
Business leadership in the era of Climate Emergency
by Jamshyd Godrej and Ashwini Hingne - February 11, 2020
This blogpost was originally published in Mint on 21 January.

Climate change is one of the top issues for the policymakers, investors and chief executives gathered in Davos at the 50^th World Economic Forum annual event.
Unlocking the potential of carbon market mechanisms in the Paris Agreement
by Ashwini Hingne - December 05, 2019
Negotiators from across the globe are currently meeting in Spain at the 25th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). On their agenda is a complicated item – how should countries use carbon markets to meet the global climate challenge?

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Ashwini Hingne

The Road to COP28: Key Developments from the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference

Early, Concerted Efforts Key to a Just Transition for Indian MSMEs: Insights From Auto and Textile Sectors

Operationalizing Article 6: Issues for COP28 To Address

Contextualizing Just Transitions: Contours of a Just Low Carbon Pathway for India

Charting a Future for a Just Low Carbon Development in India

Five Key Design Decisions for an Effective Carbon Market in India

From Theory to Practice: How a carbon market simulation can help design a successful carbon market in India

Role of Indian businesses in driving ambitious climate action

Five ways in which Carbon Markets can boost India’s climate efforts

Business leadership in the era of Climate Emergency

Unlocking the potential of carbon market mechanisms in the Paris Agreement

Women Workers in Indian MSMEs: Challenges for a Just Transition

Enabling a Just Transition for MSMEs and Workers in the Indian Automotive Industry

Potential Impact of Corporate Climate Action in India

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