Minal Pathak is currently a Senior Scientist of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Working Group III covers the mitigation of climate change, i.e. methods for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and enhancing atmospheric sinks. The Working Group III Technical Support Unit is based at the Global Centre for Environment and Energy at Ahmedabad University and Centre for Environmental Policy. Working Group III is responsible for the one of the three main IPCC reports due in 2021

From 2016-17, she was Associate Professor and Head of the Doctoral Program at CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Assistant Professor at CEPT University from 2011-2016. She was a drafting author on the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C and the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. Her publications focus on low carbon scenarios for India, demand-side mitigation actions and their interlinkages with SDGs. 

Professor Pathak holds a PhD and MS in Environmental Science. She is a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College London and has held visiting scholar positions at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru.

IPCC reports

1. P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, R. van Diemen, E. Haughey, J. Malley, M. Pathak, J. Portugal Pereira (eds.) Technical Summary, 2019. In: Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, E. Calvo Buendia, V. Masson Delmotte, H.-O. Pörtner, D. C. Roberts, P. Zhai, R. Slade, S. Connors, R. van Diemen, M. Ferrat, E. Haughey, S. Luz, S. Neogi, M. Pathak, J. Petzold, J. Portugal Pereira, P. Vyas, E. Huntley, K. Kissick, M, Belkacemi, J. Malley, (eds.)]. In press
2. IPCC, 2019: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, E. Calvo Buendia, V. Masson-Delmotte, H.- O. Pörtner, D. C. Roberts, P. Zhai, R. Slade, S. Connors, R. van Diemen, M. Ferrat, E. Haughey, S. Luz, S. Neogi, M. Pathak, J. Petzold, J. Portugal Pereira, P. Vyas, E. Huntley, K. Kissick, M. Belkacemi, J. Malley, (eds.)]. In press.
3. IPCC, 2018: Summary for Policymakers. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 32 pp.
4. World Climate Research Programme (2019). Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science - Full Version. Prieur-Richard, A.H., B. Walsh, M. Craig, M.L. Melamed, M. Colbert, M. Pathak, S. Connors, X. Bai, A. Barau, H. Bulkeley, H. Cleugh, M. Cohen, S. Colenbrander, D. Dodman, S. Dhakal, R. Dawson, J. Espey, J. Greenwalt, P. Kurian, B. Lee, L. Leonardsen, V. Masson Delmotte, D. Munshi, A. Okem, G.C. Delgado Ramos, R. Sanchez Rodriguez, D. Roberts, C. Rosenzweig, S. Schultz, K. Seto, W. Solecki, M. van Staden, and D. Ürge-Vorsatz (Eds.). 31 pp. WCRP Report No. 3/2019.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (since 2016)

1. Roy J., Some S., Das, N and Pathak M (2021) Demand side climate change mitigation actions and SDGs: literature review with systematic evidence search. Environmental Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abd81a
2. Mahadevia, D., Pathak. M., Bhatia, N., and Patel, S., (2020) Climate Change, Heat Waves and Thermal Comfort—Reflections on Housing Policy in India. Environment and Urbanization Asia 11 (1), 29-50. DOI: 10.1177/0975425320906249
3. Dhar, S., Pathak, M., and Shukla. P.R., (2020). Transformation of India's steel and cement industry in a sustainable 1.5° C world. Energy Policy. 137. 111104. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421519306913
4. Waisman, H., Bataille, C., Winkler, H., Jotzo, F., Shukla, P., Colombier, M., Buira, D., Criqui, P., Fischedick, M., Kainuma, M., La Rovere, E., Pye, S., Safonov, G., Siagian, U., Teng, F., Virdis, M.-R., Williams, J., Young, S., Anandarajah, G., Boer, R., Cho, Y., Denis-Ryan, A., Dhar, S., Gaeta, M., Gesteira, C., Haley, B., Hourcade, J.-C., Liu, Q., Lugovoy, O., Masui, T., Mathy, S., Oshiro, K., Parrado, R., Pathak, M., Potashnikov, V., Samadi, S., Sawyer, D., Spencer, T., Tovilla, J., & Trollip, H. 2019. A pathway design framework for national low greenhouse gas emission development strategies. Nature Climate Change, 9(4): 261-268.
5. Dhar S., Pathak M. & Shukla P. R. (2018). Transformation of India's transport sector under global warming of 2 °C and 1.5 °C scenario, Journal of Cleaner Production. 172, 20, 417-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.076
6. Sharifi, A., Chelleri, L., Fox-Lent, C., Grafakos, S., Pathak, M., Olazabal, M., Moloney, S., Yumagulova, L., Yamagata, Y. (2017). Conceptualizing Dimensions and Characteristics of Urban Resilience: Insights from a Co-Design Process. Sustainability-Basel 9, 1032.
7. Dhar, S., Pathak, M. and Shukla, P.R. (2016). Electric vehicles and India's low carbon passenger transport: a long-term co-benefits assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 146, 139-148 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.111
8. Pathak M. and Shukla P.R. (2016). Co-benefits of low carbon passenger transport actions in Indian cities: Case study of Ahmedabad. Transportation Research Part D. 44, 303-316 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2015.07.013
9. Mittal S., Pathak M., Shukla P. R., Ahlgren E. (2017) GHG Mitigation and Sustainability Co-benefits of Urban Solid Waste Management Strategies: A Case Study of Ahmedabad, India. Chemical Engineering Transactions. Vol. 56. 457-462. ISBN 978-88-95608-47-1 (2016 Impact factor 0.82)
10. Dhar S., Shukla P.R., Pathak M. (2017). India’s INDC for Transport and 2 °C Stabilization Target. Chemical Engineering Transactions. Vol. 56. ISBN 978-88-95608-47-1

Peer-Reviewed Technical Reports

1. Marcotullio P., Sarzynski A., Sperling J., Chavez A., Dhaka, S., Estir, H., Najaf, M., Pathak M., Zimmerman R., et al. (2018). Urban Energy Supply Systems: Challenges and Opportunities for Low-Carbon, Resilient and Just Cities. In Second Assessment Report on Cities and Climate Change, C. Rosenzweig, W. D. Solecki, S., Mehrotra S., Romero Lankao P, Dhakal S. Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
2. UNEP (2016). Contributing Author in Chapter 5 Bridging the gap – the role of energy efficiency. In: The Emissions Gap Report 2016. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi
3. Shukla P. R., Dhar S. Pathak M., et al. (2015). Pathways to deep decarbonization in India. The India report of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project. SDSN – IDDRI. Link: http://deepdecarbonization.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DDPP_IND.pdf
4. Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (2015). Pathways to deep decarbonization 2015 report - executive summary, SDSN – IDDRI. Link: http://deepdecarbonization.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DDPP_2015_REPORT.pdf

5. Shukla P.R. and Pathak M. (2015). How can research serve international policymaking towards low-carbon development path? Looking forward, Special Issue on: Transition and global challenges towards low carbon societies, Energie, Ambiente e Innovazione (EAI). DOI: 10.12910/EAI2015-023. Link: http://www.enea.it/it/pubblicazioni/EAI/anno-2015/speciale-transition-and-global-challenges/how-can-research-serve-international-policymaking-towards-low-carbon-development-path-looking-forward
6. Shukla P.R., Pathak M., Mittal S., Dhar S. (2015) Intercity Transport in India: The role of High Speed Rail. UNEP RISO Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark Technical University. ISBN: 978-87-93130-60-9. Link: http://www.unep.org/transport/lowcarbon/PDFs/Role_of_High_Speed_Rail_Final.pdf
7. Dhar S., Pathak M. and Shukla P.R. (2015). Transport Scenarios for India: Harmonizing Development and Climate Benefits. UNEP RISO Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark Technical University. Link: http://www.unep.org/transport/lowcarbon/PDFs/TransportScenarios.pdf

8. Matsumoto T, Nuttal C, Bathan G, Gouldson A, Pathak, M., Robert A, and Welch D. (2014) National-Subnational Integration for green growth. Chapter 8. In: Green Growth in Practice: Lessons from Country Experiences. Green Growth Best Practice. Link: http://www.ggbp.org/report/best-practice-report/integrating-subnational-action

9. Shukla P.R., Dhar S., Pathak M., & Bhaskar K. (2014). Electric Vehicle Scenarios for India UNEP RISO Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark Technical University. ISBN: 978-87-93130-22-7. Link: http://www.unep.org/transport/lowcarbon/PDFs/ElectricVehicleScenarios.pdf
10. (2016). Toolkit for Comprehensive Low Carbon Mobility Planning in Asian Cities. UNEP RISO Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark Technical University
11. Dhar S., Pathak M. and Shukla P.R. (2013). Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners, Published by UNEP RISO Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark Technical University, ISBN: 978-87-92706-27-0. Link: http://www.unep.org/transport/lowcarbon/PDFs/LowCarbonCity_Guidebook.pdf
12. MoEF (2012). India’s Second National Communication to UNFCCC, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi.
13. Phansalkar, A and Pathak M. (2012). Understanding the Impacts of Variability and Other Drivers on the Agriculture of Thar Desert, Journal of SPA: New Dimensions in Research of Environments for Living”, 5, 60-75

Chapters in Edited Books

1. Williams M., Adeney Thomas J, Brown G., Pathak M., Burns M., Steffen W., John Clarkson J., Zalasiewicz J. (2021). Mutualistic cities of the near future. (Forthcoming)
2. Mukhopadhyay, C. and Pathak, M. (2020) “Partnership for electrification of urban passenger transport in India” in Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. (Partnership for the Goals). Springer Nature.
3. Dhar, S., Pathak. M., Shukla, P.R., and Gupta, A., (2020). Electric vehicles penetration in India for enhanced energy efficiency deployment in the transport sector, In Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries: Policies and Programmes. (Eds.) Silva Da Tavares, S., and Dias Prata, G. Routledge Studies in Energy Policy. ISBN 9780367361976. <https://www.routledge.com/Energy-Efficiency-in-Developing-Countries-Policies-and-Programmes/Silva-Dias/p/book/9780367361976>
4. Pathak, M., and Mahadevia, D., (2018) Urban Informality and Planning: Challenges to Mainstreaming Resilience in Indian Cities. Ch 3. In Yamagata and A. Sharifi (eds.), Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning, Lecture Notes in Energy 65, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75798-8_3
5. Pathak, M., Shukla P.R., Garg, A., and Dholakia, H., (2015). Integrating Climate Change in City Planning: Framework and Case Studies Ch. 8 In: Cities and Sustainability: Issues and Strategic Pathways. Mahendra Dev S.,Sudhakar Yedla S. (Eds). Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics ISBN:978-81-322-2310-8. Link: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-81-322-2310-8_8
6. Shukla P.R., Pathak, M., (2015). Low Carbon Transport in India: Assessment of Best Practice Case Studies. Chapter 8 In: Enabling Asia to Stabilize Climate. Eds. Nishioka, S. Springer Publishing. DoI 10.1007/978-981-287-826-7_8. Link: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-287-826-7_8

Non-peer reviewed Technical Reports

1. (2020) Penser l’après: La reconstruction plutôt que la reprise. The Conversation.
2. (2015) Stabilising climate through low carbon actions in Asia: Road to COP21 and Beyond. Synthesis Report of the Fourth Annual meeting of the Low Carbon Asia Research Network
3. (2014) Asia is ready to stabilise climate. Synthesis Report of the Third Annual meeting of the Low Carbon Asia Research Network
4. (2013) Asia’s low carbon future: Can Asia change the world through leapfrogging? Synthesis Report of the Second Annual meeting of the Low Carbon Asia Research Network
5. (2013) Urban Low Carbon Growth: Financing Opportunities for Indian Cities. British High Commission and ICLEI-South Asia, New Delhi. Member on Advisory Committee
6. (2012) India Community Protocol for Accounting & Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions. British High Commission and ICLEI-South Asia, New Delhi. Member on Advisory Committee
7. (2011). Low Carbon Society Roadmap 2050: India, IIM Ahmedabad, Kyoto University Japan, NIES Japan, and Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Japan http://2050.nies.go.jp/report/file/lcs_asia/indialcs.pdf
8. (2010) A Roadmap towards Low Carbon Ahmedabad 2050, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Kyoto University Japan, NIES Japan, and Mizuho Information and Research Institute Japan http://2050.nies.go.jp/report/file/lcs_asialocal/ahmedabad_2010.pdf
9. NIOH (2002). Health Risk Assessment of Rural and Urban Population due to indoor/ambient air pollution. Annual Report 2002. National Institute of Occupational Health pp 42-45

Conference Publications/Presentations/Posters

1. Mahadevia Darshini and Pathak Minal (2018). Mainstreaming Climate Change Mitigation in Equitable Urban Transformations: Insights from Indian cities. IPCC Co-sponsored Conference on Cities and Climate Change Science, Edmonton Canada, March 5-7
2. Renée van Diemen, Minal Pathak, Joana Portugal-Pereira, Priyadarshi R. Shukla, Jim Skea, Raphael Slade (2017). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6^th Assessment Report Cycle, 2015 – 2022: Cities and Mitigation. Conference on Cities and Climate Change, Potsdam, September 19-21 (Poster)
3. Dhar, S., Pathak M and Shukla P.R. (2015) Electric vehicles and future low carbon passenger mobility in India. International Conference of Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA) October 11-12, Johor Bahru, Malaysia (Poster)
4. Chokshi P., Shukla P.R., Pathak M., & Bhaskar K. (2014). Green Energy and Sustainable Urban Transport Transition: A Co-benefits Assessment for Ahmedabad, India. IEEE Xplore.  ISBN 978-1-4799-2628-2
5. Parmar R.N., Singh H.S. and Pathak M. (2014). Assessment of Status and Carbon Sequestration Potential of Green Cover in the Major Urban Development Authorities of Gujarat. Conference on Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture, Animal Sciences, Food Technology, Biodiversity and Climate Change Sustainable Approaches” (AFHAFBC-2014), JNU University, New Delhi.
6. Pathak M. (2009) Sustainable Transportation and Air Quality – Future Scenarios for Ahmedabad city, International Conference On Environmental Issues in Emerging and advanced Economies: Canada, India, 24-26 November, Ahmedabad

Published Case Studies

1. Pathak M. and Muller S. (2016) Gujarat state: Pioneering and Scaling Solar Energy in India. LEDS in Practice. http://ledsgp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LEDS-GP-Gujarat-state-pioneering-and-scaling-up-solar-energy-in-India.pdf (Theme: Subnational leadership for solar energy deployment)
2. Pathak M. California Air Quality Regulation (2014). http://www.ggbp.org/case-studies/united-states/california-air-quality-regulation. As part of the report, ‘Green Growth in Practice’, the case study highlights approaches that enable green growth at the subnational level and across levels of government.