Author of "Taming the Sun", Emerald AI
Varun Sivaram
Author of "Taming the Sun" | Emerald AI
About Varun
Varun Sivaram is an American energy policy expert and author of the book Taming the Sun. He has held various roles in policy advising and clean energy entrepreneurship. Sivaram has served as a policy advisor to U.S. State Department officials including U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. He has also worked as the chief technology officer for ReNew Power, India's leading renewable energy company. In academia, he has been on the faculty of Columbia University and has led the energy and climate program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Additionally, Sivaram has provided energy policy advice to both the mayor of Los Angeles and the governor of New York. His work encompasses a broad range of initiatives aimed at advancing renewable energy and addressing climate change, reflecting his deep engagement with both policy and technological aspects of clean energy development.
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Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change
Can We Stop Data Centres Breaking The Grid? Ep249: Varun Sivaram & Steve Smith
Mar 19, 2026
With Great Power
Can AI help save the grid?
Mar 17, 2026
CERAWeek Podcast with Atul Arya
Can AI Solve Its Own Energy Challenge? A Conversation with Varun Sivaram, Emerald AI
Jan 14, 2026
Resources Radio
A New (and Controversial) Approach to Climate Policy, with Varun Sivaram
Jun 22, 2025
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Varun Sivaram, Author of "Taming the Sun"
Apr 23, 2018
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