Dr. Sandeep Pai is Senior Research Lead at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Energy Security and Climate Change program. He recently completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia, where he wrote his dissertation focusing on fossil fuel phase-out and just transitions. Previously, Dr. Pai worked as a journalist with Indian newspapers such as the Hindustan Times, covering topics ranging from rural development to coal mining. He has also co-authored a book on global energy transition, [Total Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution, which was released in 2018.​