N.H. Ravindranath

Ravindranath is a professor at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. His research interests include climate change impacts and mitigation, climate adaptation in the land use and forest sector, and renewable energy. He has contributed to a number of assessment reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and advises many organizations, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme. Among his four books related to climate change and bioenergy is Carbon Inventory Methods. He received a doctorate in economics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

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Articles by N.H. Ravindranath

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
4 October 2013
AmericasAsia

Climate, food, and biomass energy

N.H. RavindranathRoberto BissioJosé R. Moreira

As people seek to contain rising carbon levels, they may derive increasing amounts of energy from biomass. But land is a finite resource. Food insecurity is already severe in many poor countries.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
4 October 2013
AmericasAsia

Think small

N.H. Ravindranath

The author argues that discussions about bioenergy must not focus too strongly on biofuels for transportation. Other bioenergy appraches, many small in scale, offer ways to reduce carbon emissions without threatening food security.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
24 September 2013
Asia

The devil’s in the details

N.H. Ravindranath

The author writes that bioenergy's ability to meet energy needs, mitigate climate change, and avoid adverse effects on food production depends on factors such as the technology and feedstock used and the scale of production.