Ramya Natarajan leads the Climate Change Mitigation team at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP). With over 15 years of research experience and a Master’s in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, she has worked across climate, energy, and microbiology. At CSTEP she has been leading the development of Sustainable Alternative Future for India (SAFARI), India’s first indigenous systems model for long-term climate and energy planning, and is committed to promoting systems thinking, evidence-based policymaking, and inclusive research culture.