Anant National University Launches India’s First Climate School

Anant National University announced the launch of Anant School for Climate Action, a unique, first-of-its-kind school in India.

The school will begin with two foundational courses under the aegis of the Anant School for Climate Action namely, the 4-year Bachelor of Technology programme specializing in Climate Change, and the one-year Anant Fellowship for Climate Action.

Pursuant to these revolutionary programmes, students will specialize in climate technologies and be a part of the $23 trillion global climate economy.

AnantU has distinguished itself by being the only institute in India offering focused academic courses in climate studies and climate action, and therefore now occupies a prime position in the Indian educational landscape.

Speaking at the launch of the Anant School for Climate Action, Dr. Anunaya Chaubey, Provost, Anant National University, said, “Climate change is not a theoretical concept, it is a reality that people around the world are seeing and especially in an ecologically sensitive zone like India. With three million renewable energy jobs in India and $2.5 trillion opportunities in climate-resilient infrastructure in India by 2030, there is a gaping lack of technically skilled people qualified for these jobs. Our education system does not cover climate change and climate action subjects or courses at any level. Recognizing the need for specialized climate studies and programmes is the need of the hour. Our school will focus on pioneering new studies, research, technologies, training and programmes in this fast-growing, absolutely essential, climate action industry”.

Dr. Miniya Chatterji, Founding Director, Anant School for Climate Action, and CEO of Sustain Labs Paris, said “Measuring, predicting, mitigating and adapting to climate change needs an influx of new technologies as well as people skilled in the use of existing and new technologies. The objective of the Anant School for Climate Action is to equip students with the latest knowledge to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Bachelor of Technology specialising in Climate Technologies provides students with specialised training so that they are absorbed by the industry as world-class professionals in the field”.