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Scopus Author ID: 57211374596

Keywords

Environment Policy, Climate Change, Energy, Enforcement, Plastic, Policy Evaluation

Countries

Australia, Nepal, Bangladesh, India

Biography

I am quantitative economic geographer by orientation who is interested in evaluating environmental policies (energy, plastic, pollution and climate change) in heterogeneous context to identify strategies to make sure the policies are effective and equitable.

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Employment (9)

University of Calgary: Calgary, CA

2025-01 to present | Associate researcher
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Curtin University: Perth, Western Australia, AU

2023-05-01 to 2024-12-31 | Research Fellow (WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering)
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University of Queensland: Brisbane, Queensland, AU

2022-04-26 to 2023-04-25 | Posdoctoral Research Fellow (UQ Dow Centre, School of Chemical Engineering)
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The University of Queensland: Saint Lucia, QLD, AU

2018-04-17 to 2022-10-07 | PhD Student (School of Chemical Engineering)
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University of Queensland: Brisbane, Queensland, AU

2021-07-19 to 2022-04-25 | Casual Research Assistant
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Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development: Kathmandu, PROVINCE 3, NP

2016-06-02 to 2018-04-04 | Director (Department of Civil Registration)
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Ministry of Local Development: Kathmandu, PROVINCE 3, NP

2010-04-01 to 2016-06-01 | Section Officer (Environment Management Section)
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Nepal Telecom: Kathmandu, NP

2008-09-25 to 2010-04-04 | Assistant Administrative Officer (Mobile Service Directorate)
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Bishal Bharadwaj

CEMECA Consultant Pvt. Ltd.: Doti, NP

2007-04-07 to 2007-12-31 | Office manager
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Education and qualifications (5)

The University of Queensland: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2018-04-18 to 2022-10-07 | PhD (School of Chemical Engineering)
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University College London: London, London, GB

2015-09-23 to 2016-09-22 | MSc Climate Change (Department of Geography)
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Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University: Pokhara, NP

2007-12-31 to 2009-12-30 | MSc Natural Resource Management and Rural Development
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Tribhuvan University: Kathmandu, NP

2003-07-30 to 2006-07 | BSc Environmental Science (Trichandra Multiple Campus)
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Tribhuvan University: Dharan, NP

2001-06-01 to 2003-06-01 | Intermediate in Science (Institute of Science and Technology)
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Professional activities (1)

Ministry of Local Development: Kathmandu, PROVINCE 3, NP

Initial Environment Examination (IEE) Review committee secretary (Environment management Section)
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Works (28)

Optimal inspection (monitoring) and penalty (fine) for plastic bag ban compliance in Nepal

Environmental Development
2025-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101100
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Ujjwal KC; Mukti Nath Subedi
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The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South

Nature Cities
2025-02-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s44284-025-00201-5
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Tara Gates; Monjit Borthakur; Sobia Rose; Chizoba Obianuju Oranu; Ayşe Lisa Allison; Jessika Bohlmann; Pramesh Dhungana; Darcy E. Glenn; Marc Jeuland et al.
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Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.024
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Amrita Kambo; Kathy Witt; Belinda Wade; Franzisca Weder; Peta Ashworth
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Stakeholder engagement: the role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling participation

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
2024-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2298195
Contributors: Belinda Wade; Bishal Bharadwaj; Amrita Kambo; Mikayla Jensen; Katherine Witt; Franzisca Weder; Anna (Anya) Phelan; Peta Ashworth
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Evaluation of the National Health Insurance Program of Nepal: are political promises translated into actions?

Health Research Policy and Systems
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/S12961-022-00952-W
WOSUID: WOS:000918300100001
Contributors: Khanal, Geha N.; Bharadwaj, Bishal; Upadhyay, Nijan; Bhattarai, Tulasi; Dahal, Minakshi; Khatri, Resham B.
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Net Zero Australia - Slide Pack Data

2023 | Dataset
DOI: 10.48610/6850369
Contributors: Simon Smart; ; Andrew Pascale; ; ; ; ; ; Jordan Beiraghi; et al.
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Retailer's characteristics and compliance with the single-use plastic bag ban

Sustainability Analytics and Modeling
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.samod.2023.100019
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Mukti Nath Subedi; Rajesh Kumar Rai
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Who benefits from the decentralised energy system (DES)? Evidence from Nepal?s micro-hydropower (MHP)

Energy Economics
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENECO.2023.106592
WOSUID: WOS:000957431600001
Contributors: Subedi, Mukti Nath; Bharadwaj, Bishal; Rafiq, Shuddhasattwa
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Awareness of biogas increases its social acceptance

Journal of Cleaner Production
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138432
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Amrita Kambo; Andrea Arratia-Solar; Peta Ashworth
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Low-capacity decentralized electricity systems limit the adoption of electronic appliances in rural Nepal

Energy Policy
2023-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113576
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Mukti Nath Subedi; Yuwan Malakar; Peta Ashworth
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Net Zero Australia - GIS and Map Data

Net Zero Australia
2023-04-19 | Dataset
DOI: 10.48610/5615114
Contributors: Simon Smart; ; Andrew Pascale; ; ; ; ; ; Jordan Beiraghi; et al.
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More support for hydrogen export than its domestic application in Australia

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
2023-01-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1057/s41599-022-01476-y
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Franzisca Weder; Peta Ashworth
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Context matters: Unpacking decision-making, external influences and spatial factors on clean cooking transitions in Nepal

Energy Research & Social Science
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.ERSS.2021.102408
WOSUID: WOS:000737084500012
Contributors: Bharadwaj, Bishal; Malakar, Yuwan; Herington, Mathew; Ashworth, Peta
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Correction to: Climate Change and Community Resilience

Climate Change and Community Resilience
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0680-9_30
Part of ISBN: 9789811606793
Part of ISBN: 9789811606809
Contributors: A K Enamul Haque; Pranab Mukhopadhyay; Mani Nepal; Md Rumi Shammin
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Making Urban Waste Management and Drainage Sustainable in Nepal

Climate Change and Community Resilience
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0680-9_21
Part of ISBN: 9789811606793
Part of ISBN: 9789811606809
Contributors: Mani Nepal; Bishal Bharadwaj; Apsara Karki Nepal; Madan S. Khadayat; Ismat Ara Pervin; Rajesh K. Rai; E. Somanathan
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Stakeholders Perception of Used Plastics

Handbook of Solid Waste Management: Sustainability through Circular Economy
2022 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4230-2_54
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2-s2.0-85159453324

ISBN: 9789811642302 9789811642296
Contributors: Bharadwaj, B.; Rai, R.K.
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Does context matter for energy access in Nepal?

2022-10-07 | Dissertation or Thesis
DOI: 10.14264/13cc07f
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Space matters: reducing energy disparity in Nepal through spatially equitable renewable energy subsidies

Environmental Research Communications
2022-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ac9458
Contributors: Bishal Bharadwaj; Subhrendu K Pattanayak; Peta Ashworth
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Societal acceptance of hydrogen for domestic and export applications in Australia

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.06.209
Contributors: Lina Lopez Lozano; Bishal Bharadwaj; Alain de Sales; Amrita Kambo; Peta Ashworth
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Impacts of Solar Subsidy: Evidence from Geographic Regression Discontinuity Design in Nepal

SSRN
2021 | Other
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3916331
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2-s2.0-85179522515

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Bharadwaj, B.; Dendup, N.; Pattanayak, S.K.; Ashworth, P.
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Making urban waste management and drainage sustainable in Nepal

Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia
2021 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0680-9_21
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2-s2.0-85122025092

ISBN: 9789811606809 9789811606793
Contributors: Nepal, M.; Bharadwaj, B.; Nepal, A.K.; Khadayat, M.S.; Pervin, I.A.; Rai, R.K.; Somanathan, E.
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Stakeholders Perception of Used Plastics

Handbook of Solid Waste Management
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7525-9_54-1
Part of ISBN: 9789811575259
Part of ISBN: 9789811575259
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Bishal Bharadwaj

Why firewood? Exploring the co-benefits, socio-ecological interactions and indigenous knowledge surrounding cooking practice in rural Nepal

Energy Research & Social Science
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.101932
Part of ISSN: 2214-6296
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Where is my reusable bag? Retailers’ bag use before and after the plastic bag ban in Dharan Municipality of Nepal

Waste Management
2021-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.10.019
Part of ISSN: 0956-053X
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Sustainable financing for municipal solid waste management in Nepal

PLOS ONE
2020-08-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231933
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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What makes a ban on plastic bags effective? The case of Nepal

Environment and Development Economics
2020-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x19000329
Part of ISSN: 1355-770X
Part of ISSN: 1469-4395
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Improving Municipal Solid Waste Collection Services in Developing Countries: A Case of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Nepal

Sustainability
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/su11113010
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
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Ratcheting up ambition in climate policy

Open Science Framework
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/PG9MD
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Peer review (19 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

Review activity for Annals of public and cooperative economics. (1)
Review activity for Energy economics. (2)
Review activity for Energy research & social science. (2)
Review activity for Environment, development and sustainability. (1)
Review activity for International journal of hydrogen energy. (1)
Review activity for Journal of cleaner production. (5)
Review activity for Journal of environmental management. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (3)
Review activity for The Lancet. (3)
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