Energy, Environment and Globalization Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in India

Anshuman Gupta is Professor and Head of the Economics Department at the School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. After receiving his Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he served as an economist at the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). He has worked at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, under the UNDP/World Bank-funded capacity development program. Before joining UPES, he worked at the Research and Information System (RIS) for Developing Countries, a New Delhi-based autonomous policy research institute. His research interests include international trade, regional trading blocs, WTO issues, environmental and energy issues, etc. He has completed several government-funded projects and published numerous scholarly books and research papers in national and international journals. He also contributes in national newspapers including The Economic Times and Business Standard.

Narendra N. Dalei is Assistant Professor and Programme Head of Energy Economics (UG Programme) at the School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. Before joining UPES, he held various research and teaching positions at the University of Delhi, IGNOU and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Ecological and Resource Economics from the University of Delhi. His research focuses on the interactions between energy, environment and climate change in the context of India and the rest of the world. He has published numerous research papers in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Quantitative Economics (Springer), Journal of Air Transport Management (Elsevier), Economics and Policy of Energy and Environment (FrancoAngeli),   International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics (CESER) and Utilities Policy ( Elsevier).