Her areas of research include solutions that balance multi-dimensional sustainability objectives in Indian cities, transportation decarbonization, and mainstreaming climate change in urban development. Recent co-authored reports include the Earth Institute’s Second Assessment Report on Cities and Climate Change, Low Carbon Transport in India, Green Growth in Practice, and the UNEP Gap Report. She is part of the Technical Support Unit of Working Group III (Mitigation) of the IPCC. Dr. Pathak received her PhD in environmental science from Gujarat University in 2007.