Position Title
Senior Researcher
Aakansha Jain is a Senior Researcher with the Global South Center for Clean Transportation, Aakansha. He work focuses on examining how vehicle efficiency regulations, electric mobility policies, and financial mechanisms can accelerate zero-emission vehicle adoption in Africa and other emerging economies. Her work also includes leading capacity-building workshops and technical training sessions for government officials across Asia, Africa, and Latin America on transport decarbonization strategies and regulatory frameworks. She manages project activities, coordinates bilateral engagements, and provides research and analytical support to advance initiatives under the California-Africa Climate and Economic Partnership.
Prior to joining UC Davis, she was a Research Associate at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a leading Indian think tank, where she led socio-economic assessments of modal shift policies, conducted feasibility studies on freight electrification, and designed national MRV frameworks for transport sector GHG emissions monitoring.
Aakansha holds a PhD in Transportation Technology and Policy from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, and a Masters in Environmental Economics from Madras School of Economics, India.