A Data4SDG Thought Leaders interview with Pratha Jhawar, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, touching #policy, #advocacy and #research in #climateaction and #renewableenergy.
What role do data and evidence play in creating good policy? Is renewable energy and climate policy in India well designed based on #data? What kind of data needs to be leveraged for good sustainable development outcomes relating to #energyaccess, #energysecurity and #decarbonisation? Where are the data gaps? What is the relation of quantitative to qualitative approach? And finally, how is data used to influence stakeholders through advocacy