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

Publications

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State-Level Variations in Renewable Energy Implementation: Insights from India

Jale Tosun, Shivika Mittal, Solveig Aamodt

2026

Academic lecture

SURE-AI@STAR Workshop on the Environmental Cost of AI

Gino Gancia, Shivika Mittal, Giulia Di Nunno et al.

2026

Regional impacts on decarbonisation under evolving financing conditions for energy technologies

Natasha Frilingou, Dirk Jan Van de Ven, Jon Sampedro et al.

Nature Communications , 2026

Academic article

The challenge with climate-energy-economy models in constructing fair and equitable climate futures

Alexandros Nikas, Jon Sampedro, Alaa Al Khourdajie et al.

Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies , 2026

Academic article

Achieving net zero emissions in India's power sector: the dilemma between climate justice and energy justice

Kopal Dhandhania, Shivika Mittal, Minal Pathak

Energy and Climate Change , 2026

Academic article

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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

EMPHASIS - Exploring Mitigation Pathways for Holistic Sustainable development in Indian States

EMPHASIS develops novel knowledge on climate mitigation and energy transition pathways at Indian state and national levels, and their synergies and trade-offs with sustainable development in terms of energy security, economic growth, air quality, health and social justice.

DIAMOND - Delivering the next generation of open Integrated Assessment MOdels for Net-zero, sustainable Development

The DIAMOND project contributes to the development of the next generation of integrated assessment models (IAMs), which will be fully open and sufficiently equipped to scientifically underpin and support an accelerated transition towards circular, resilient, desirable, and sustainable climate neutrality.

Climate Models | Emission scenarios | Global climate targets | International climate policy | Circular economy

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.