Dr. Kapil Narula is currently employed as Economic Affairs Officer at UN ESCWA, Beirut. His career goal is to “provide a leadership role to the world, onto a path of sustainable development”. Kapil holds a PhD in Development Studies (focus on energy, economics, sustainability and policy) and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He has over 18 years of work experience in the industry, as a policy maker, researcher, and in academics. He works on technical, environmental and social aspects of energy transition and sustainability. His past work includes heat decarbonisation, energy access, energy security, energy policy and energy modelling amongst others.
Prior to joining the United Nations, he was Advisor (Energy) at NITI Aayog which is a policy think tank of the Government of India. Before that he was a Lecturer and Senior Researcher at the University of Geneva. In the past, Kapil served as a Commander in the Indian Navy (IN) where he worked onboard ships and was the Head of Faculty of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Indian Naval Academy, Kerala. Kapil played a key role in formulating an energy and environment policy for the IN. He also worked at the National Maritime Foundation (maritime think tank), New Delhi and continues to be an Honorary Adjunct Fellow.
Kapil is the author/editor of seven books on energy and maritime issues and is on the Editorial Board of the various academic journals. As an emerging leader in the field of energy and sustainability, he intends to put his ideas into practice for furthering sustainable development.
