Akash Goenka
Akash Goenka is an energy policy specialist focused on climate-friendly cooling and building efficiency. He is a Building & Urban Cooling Specialist at NRDC India and a Research Affiliate at Berkeley Lab. Previously, he was an Associate Fellow at the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), where he contributed to international energy efficiency initiatives, national cooling action plans, and data-driven policy solutions. He played a key role in developing India’s Cooling Action Plan (2019) and has worked on benchmarking building energy performance, advancing energy disclosure policies, and supporting global climate agreements like the Kigali Amendment.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.