Santosh Harish
Santosh Harish is a fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Santosh’s research interests lie in the areas of energy and environment policy, specifically distribution of electricity, and regulation of air pollution. His training is in quantitative policy analysis methods, and statistical analysis.
Previously, he has been Associate Director–Research at the India Center of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC- India), and a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Evidence for Policy Design India and J-PAL South Asia. He received his PhD in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and undergraduate degree in metallurgical and materials engineering from IIT Madras.
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WHO guidelines are a clear nudge from the health sector towards the deep decarbonisation of our economy necessary to achieve both climate and air pollution goals. Placing public health at the centre of air quality management, coupled with a commitment to accountability and transparency in standard-setting, is the only way to ensure that the goals we set do not remain solely aspirational.