Publications

2026

Books

• Meyer, P. B., Sushchenko, O., Yakut, Z., & Pathak, M. (2026). Financing Urban Transitions to Climate Neutrality and Increased Resilience in Cities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

• Harithasree S., Girach I., Chakraborti A., Vaishya A., Kumar M., Tiwari R., & Ojha N. (2026). Leveraging Machine Learning and Geospatial Data for Air Quality Modeling over Indian Region. In P. Kumar, R. Bhatla, S. K. Singh, & A. Choudhary (Eds.), Geospatial Technologies: Environmental and Climate Science Applications and Challenges (1st ed.) (136-149). USA: CRC Press.

Journal Articles

• Adlakha, D., Heaney, A. K., Olazabal, M., Grafakos, S., Lowe, M., Pathak, M., Frumkin, H., Bikomeye, J. C., Reis, R., Capretz, N., & Sallis, J. F. (2026). A Global Research and Evaluation Agenda for Centering Health and Equity in City Climate Action Plans. PLOS Climate, 5(4), e0000891. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000891
• Dahima, Y., Sarangi, T., Patel, Y., Sahu, L., Ojha, N., & Vaishya, A. (2026). Calibration and Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in an Urban Environment of Western India. IEEE Sensors Letters, 10(2), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/lsens.2026.3650975
• Dhaka, S., Lakshmi, S., Shekhar, S., Vaishya, A., Ojha, N., Pozzer, A., Ansari, T., Sharma, A. (2026). Impacts of Mitigating Regional and Trans-regional Anthropogenic Emissions on Aerosols and Meteorology over the Non-attainment Cities of Western India. Atmospheric Environment, 382, 122185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2026.122185
• Dhandhania, K., Mittal, S., & Pathak, M. (2026). Achieving Net Zero Emissions in India's Power Sector: The Dilemma Between Climate Justice and Energy Justice. Energy and Climate Change, 7, 100247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2026.100247
• Nikas, A., Sampedro, J., Khourdajie, A. A., Arto, I., Balderrama, S., Boasson, E. L., Cartwright, A., Feijoo, F., Fragkos, P., Frilingou, N., García-Muros, X., Herbig, V., Karamaneas, A., Koasidis, K., Ma, L., Mittal, S., Moleskis, M., Nikolakakis, T., Pathak, M., Xexakis, G. (2026). The Challenge with Climate-Energy-Economy Models in Constructing Fair and Equitable Climate Futures. Futures, 181, 103850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2026.103850
• Yao, P., Belec, K., Holmstrand, H., Balacky, J., Salam, A., Budhavant, K., Manoj, M. R., Joy, K. S., Hossain, Md. A., Singh, A., Patel, A., Rastogi, N., Mallik, C., Ram, K., Singh, G. K., & Gustafsson, Ö. (2026). Distinct Dual-Isotopic Signatures of Major Methane Sources in South Asia. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(11), 7765-7787. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-7765-2026

2025

Books

• Mahadevia, D., Delgado-Ramos, G. C., Barnes, J., Pathak, M. (2025). Learning from COVID-19 for Climate-Ready Urban Transformation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Raven, J., Leone, M. F., Bhaduri, S., Pathak, M. (2025). Planning, Urban Design, and Architecture for Climate Action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Reckien, D., Juhola, S., Haque, A. N., Pathak, M. (2025). Justice for Resilient Development in Climate-Stressed Cities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

• Connors, S., Some, S., Pathak, M., Rogelj, J., & Polo, E. (2025). A Scientific Overview of Climate Change. In M. W. Singh, & S. Mead (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation (13-78), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Journal Articles

• Abdullah, B. H., Singh, P., Vaishya, A., Prasad, P., Rastogi, S., Gogoi, M. M., & Babu, S. S. (2025). Decadal Analysis of Black Carbon Aerosols Over the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain: Trends, Source Regions, and Policy Impact. Atmospheric Research, 326, 108271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108271
• Creutzig, F., McPhearson, T., Bardhan, R., Belmin, C., Chow, W. T., Pathak, M., Garschagen, M., ... & Ürge-Vorsatz, D. (2025). Bridging the Scale Between the Local Particular and the Global Universal in Climate Change Assessments of Cities. Nature Cities, 2(56), 369-378. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00226-w
• Gupta, D., & Pathak, M. (2025). Economic and Environmental Implications of India's Industry Transition to Net Zero. Applied Energy, 379, 124922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124922
• Kamat, D. K., Kumar, P., Kumar, N. K., Patel, A., Saha, S., Bencherif, H., Vaishya, A., Shah, R., & Sharma, S. K. (2025). Genesis and Dynamics of Mid-level Stratiform Clouds Over the Semi-arid Regions of Western India: A Post-monsoon Case Study. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 11(265), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-025-02449-1
• Mahadevia, D., Pathak, M., Lathia, S., Mukhopadhyay, C., & Rawal, S. (2025). Sustainable and Inclusive Low-carbon Transport Scenarios for Surat City, India. Carbon Footprints, 4(11), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.20517/cf.2025.01
• Rosenzweig, C., Solecki, W., Pathak, M., Barau, A. S., Barata, M., & Dombrov, M. (2025). Clearing Roadblocks that Stymie City Climate Action. Nature Cities, 2(3), 185-186. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00205-1
• Trivedi, C., Pathak, M., & Adhvaryu, B. (2025). Estimating Residential Building Material Demand for Ahmedabad 2050 and its Impact on CO2 Emissions. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 5(1), 1-18. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ad9e6e
• Wagner, N., & Pathak, M. (2025). How Legitimate are Urban Climate Planning Processes? A Comparative Assessment of Accra, Ahmedabad, Bonn and São Paulo. Environmental Research Communications, 7(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ada7cc
• Dahima, Y., & Vaishya, A. (2025). Indoor Air Quality Assessment Using Low-Cost Sensors, and Impact of Outdoors. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 18, 3629-3648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-025-01843-z
• Devaprasad, M., Rastogi, N., Patel, A., Harithasree, S., Meena, R., Dabhi, A., Shivam, A., & Bhushan, R. (2025). Unravelling Seasonality in Origin and Processing of Carbonaceous Aerosols Over Western India Using Dual-Carbon Isotopes. ACS ES&T Air, 2(2), 2353-2364. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00341
• Dhaka, S., Lakshmi, S., Vaishya, A., Ojha, N., Pozzer, A., Ansari, T., Deb, P., & Sharma, A. (2025). Influences of Regional and Trans-Regional Anthropogenic Emissions on Meteorology and Cloud Properties Over Western India Assessed Using WRF-Chem Model. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32, 17931-17951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36717-5
• Fan, G., Yu, Y., Gao, M., Sharifi, A., Pathak, M., Zhang, K., De Arróyabe Hernáez, P. F., & Deng, Q. (2025). Editorial: One Climate, One Urban, One Health. Sustainable Cities and Society, 130, 106619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106619
• Huang, B., Qi, J., Pathak, M., Sharifi, A., Cheshmehzangi, A., Attia, S., Matzarakis, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Yun, G. Y., Darko, A., Liu, X., & He, B. (2025). Climate-Driven Transformations: A Framework for the Sustainable Urban Landscape System to Enhance Heat Resilience. Sustainable Cities and Society, 131, 106684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106684
• Pathak, M., Creutzig, F., & Gupta, D. (2025). What Has Been Done to Reduce Luxury Consumption? A Global Review. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 50(2025), 133-157. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-111523-102010
• Unni, J., Dhandhania, K., & Pathak, M. (2025). Recognizing Historic Injustice in a Coal-Rich District: A Case of Singrauli, India. Resources Policy, 107, 105668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105668

2024

Journal Articles

• Chaturvedi, V., Ghosh, A., Garg, A., Avashia, V., Vishwanathan, S. S., Pathak, M., Gupta, D., ... & Prasad, S. (2024). India’s Pathway to Net Zero by 2070: Status, Challenges, and Way Forward. Environmental Research Letters, 19(11), 1-55. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad7749
• Creutzig, F., Becker, S., Berrill, P., Bongs, C., Bussler, A., Pathak, M., Cave, B., ... & Zekar, A. (2024). Towards a Public Policy of Cities and Human Settlements in the 21st Century. npj Urban Sustainability, 4(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-024-00168-7
• Eriksen, S. H., Simpson, N. P., Glavovic, B., Ley, D., Carr, E. R., Pathak, M., Fernández-Carril, L., ... & Degvold, F. (2024). Pathways for Urgent Action Towards Climate-resilient Development. Nature Climate Change, 14(12), 1212–1215. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02190-0
• Slade, R., Pathak, M., Connors, S., Tignor, M., & Okem, A. E. (2024). Back to basics for the IPCC: Applying lessons from AR6 to the Seventh Assessment Cycle. Npj Climate Action, 3(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00130-4