Who we are and what we do?
WRI is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries, with offices in the Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, and the United States. Our more than 450 experts and staff work with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being.
WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of our generations. Through research, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.
We are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Over 400 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Program Overview for Climate
At WRI India’s Climate Program we focus on modern, research and integrated solutions that can allow a low-carbon transition in India, while ensuring that the transition is equitable and just for its people and protects natural resources. Through applied research, the use of frameworks and tools, partnerships with partners and ground-level implementation, we want to achieve impact at scale.
About the Role
Climate change is a pressing challenge, and subnational governments play a crucial role in driving mitigation efforts. To support these efforts, the Advanced Scenario Carbon Emissions Navigation Tool (ASCENT) is and excel based tool to assist sub national governments in tracking emissions, developing mitigation scenarios, and planning climate strategies. ASCENT is built on methodologies from IPCC and the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC), enabling reliable and standardized GHG accounting. The tool facilitates emissions projections under different climate actions scenarios, integrates sectoral data (e.g., energy, transport, industry, waste, agriculture), and provides financial guidance for climate actions planning. In this regard, WRI India’s Climate Program is looking for an intern for its ongoing work of the ASCENT - excel based Tool, ensuring it remains user-friendly, data-driven, and relevant to policymakers. The intern will work closely with the team to enhance tool’s functionality, assist in tool improvement, support for pre-loaded database creation and documentation for preparation of user guides.
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