Driving impact through cutting-edge research

Research Pillars

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth conducts cutting-edge research with real-world impact through large-scale initiatives in three main areas where the University of Chicago is uniquely positioned to lead. In India, UChicago scholars have been working for over a decade in the areas of energy, markets and policy. The research portfolio is now expanding to include critical technology and engineering topics.

Energy, Markets, and Policy

For more than 10 years, EPIC-India has worked hand-in-hand with government and industry partners to develop and test ideas that could address India’s most pressing energy, climate and environmental challenges.
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Technology and Innovation

UChicago researchers are starting to work with the TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology to drive major advancements in energy storage technologies, including sodium batteries.

Climate Systems Engineering

UChicago researchers are exploring partnerships to advance knowledge around Climate Systems Engineering approaches including open-systems carbon removal, solar geoengineering, and local interventions to prevent glacial melting.