Tanmay Takle

Tanmay is a sustainable development professional with experience in public policy, advocacy and strategic partnerships. He currently works for the Climate Champions Team for COP28, where he leads on engagements with cities, states, businesses and investors in India to step up climate ambition and action. Previously, he worked in Mumbai as Policy Advisor to the Minister for Environment at the Government of Maharashtra where he spearheaded multiple efforts ranging from getting all cities in the state committed to a net-zero future, to the design and implementation of the state’s decarbonisation roadmap. Tanmay is also a lead author on the Mumbai Climate Action Plan – South & West Asia’s first comprehensive city-level plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Tanmay’s association with Student Energy began in 2020, first as a Student Energy Leaders Fellow and then in 2021 as a Youth Advisor to WSP USA. He strongly believes that the climate crisis can be solved through radical collaboration between diverse actors, especially with youth leading the charge. Tanmay is pursuing an MS in Sustainability Management at Columbia University.