Adv. Himanshu Pabreja, B.Com. LLB.(Dist.) (GNLU), MSc. (Environmental Policy, LSE).

Himanshu is an India-qualified environmental lawyer and researcher with five+ years of professional experience working with law firms, NGOs, academia, and research organisations. He also serves as an Associate Fellow at CISDL. Starting as a corporate and fintech lawyer, he gradually pivoted his career towards environmental and climate change law and worked with leading grassroots organisations and law firms in India. He has assisted stakeholders like civil society, government officials, community, corporations, investors in navigating complex legal landscape concerning energy transition, pollution, EIA, climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, ESG, etc. He has contributed to various research projects at leading institutions like LSE’s Grantham Research Institute and UCL at the intersection of climate policy, governance, litigation, and AI. His writings have been published by leading publishers including Routledge, EPW and Hindu BusinessLine. He is a member of several youth organisations like Legal Voices for the Future and GYBN. He is interested in exploring legal pathways to holistically address cascading impacts of triple ecological crises, impacts of climate advisory bodies, planetary boundaries, and non-CO2 emissions abatement.