| Summary: | Emissions of fossil fuels have invariably had important ramifications on global, but also regional climate. These impacts, by their nature, encompass a wide scope, and call for the study of both adaptation and mitigation. Over the span of my Ph.D., I have studied two seemingly divergent topics: 1) human impacts on regional air quality and climate change and 2) grid integration of renewable technologies. The scope, while broad, fits under this overall theme of impacts of fossil fuel emissions and how we can mitigate further damage. I have studied the coupled nature of climate and air quality in China and India, the role of natural variability on melting conditions over the Greenland Ice Sheet and how this is expected to change in the future (Chapter 1). The overall purpose of these projects was to understand and underscore the ramifications of anthropogenic emissions on regional climate and health. This complements my later works, which have focused on the importance of offshore wind in China and prospects for renewable technology integration in India (Chapter 2).
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