Nehmat Kaur
Director of the Under2 Coalition and Subnational Governments
In her role as Director of the Under2 Coalition and Subnational Governments, Nehmat Kaur leads the strategy and effort with our network of subnational governments, from across 35 countries globally. This ranges from supporting subnational governments to set the highest possible climate ambition, take strong action via policy and projects, as well as subnational advocacy and accountability. She joined Climate Group in April 2018 as Senior Manager, South Asia Government Relations.
She is a climate and energy policy expert based in Climate Group’s London offices. She joined Climate Group from the Natural Resources Defense Council where she was India Representative for five years, leading evidence-based policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement across several topics, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy access, clean transportation, international climate policy, air quality and climate health and resilience. Globally, she’s worked with key government and private sector stakeholders for more than 15 years.
Nehmat has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Delhi and a master’s in development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Nehmat's latest insights
22 September
Catalonia joins methane coalition to target waste and farming pollution
21 September
Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson named in The Independent Climate 100 List 2026
18 September
Renewable supply shortfalls threaten companies’ 100% clean energy goals
27 August
Four new states join methane coalition as pilot grants worth US $100k target waste and farming emissions
19 August
Europe's wildfires: How regions are responding
11 August