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Book:

Davis, D., Pascale, A., Vecchi, A., Bharadwaj, B., Jones, R., Strawhorn, T., Tabatabaei, M., Lopez Peralta, M., Zhang, Y., Beiraghi, J., Kiri, U., Vosshage, F., B., Batterham, R., Bolt, R., Brear, M., Cullen, B., Domansky, K., Eckard, R., Greig, C., . . . Smart, S. (2023). Modelling Summary Report. Net Zero Australia. ISBN 978 0 7340 5704 4 https://www.netzeroaustralia.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Net-Zero-Australia-Modelling-Summary-Report.pdf

Book Chapter

Bharadwaj B. Rai R., Ashworth, P., (Forthcoming), Traditional Knowledge Systems in the Himalayas: Why Moving Away from Biomass Cooking Fuel Is So Difficult? in The Resilience of Traditional Knowledge Systems for a Sustainable Future. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56858-9

Bharadwaj B, Pascale, A, Beiraghi J, Smart S 2023, ‘Downscaling – Water use and transmission’, Net Zero Australia, ISBN

978 0 7340 5704 4 https://www.netzeroaustralia.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Downscaling-Water-use-and-transmission.pdf

Bharadwaj B, Pascale, A, Beiraghi J, Smart S 2023, ‘Downscaling – Onshoring of industry’, Net Zero Australia,

ISBN 978 0 7340 5704 4, https://www.netzeroaustralia.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Downscaling-Onshoring-of-industry.pdf

Bharadwaj B, Pascale, A, Beiraghi J, Smart S 2023, ‘Downscaling – Energy export systems’, Net Zero

Australia, ISBN 978 0 7340 5704 4 https://www.netzeroaustralia.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Downscaling-Energy-export-systems.pdf

Nepal, M., Bharadwaj, B., Karki A., Khadayat, M., Pravin, I.A., Rai, R., and Somanathan E., (2022) Making Urban Waste Management and Drainage Sustainable in Nepal in Climate Change and Community Resilience

Bharadwaj, B. and R. K. Rai (2021). Stakeholders Perception of Used Plastics. Handbook of Solid Waste Management. C. Baskar, S. Ramakrishna, S. Baskar et al. Singapore, Springer Singapore: 1-30

Articles

Bharadwaj, B., Gates, T., Borthakur, M. et al. (2025)The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South. Nat Cities . https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00201-5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101100

Bharadwaj, B., U. Kc and M. N. Subedi (2025). "Optimal inspection (monitoring) and penalty (fine) for plastic bag ban compliance in Nepal." Environmental Development 53: 101100.

Bharadwaj B., Kambo A., Witt, K., Wade, B., Weder, F. and Ashworth, P. (2024) Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Kamo A., Wade Belinda, Bharadwaj B. et al. (2024) Stakeholder Engagement: The role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management participation. The Australian Journal of Environment Management https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2023.2298195

Bharadwaj, B., Kambo, A., Arratia-Solar, A., Ashworth, P., 2023. Awareness of biogas increases its social acceptance. Journal of Cleaner Production 421, 138432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138432

Bharadwaj, B., Subedi, M. N., Malakar, Y., & Ashworth, P. (2023). Low-capacity decentralized electricity systems limit the adoption of electronic appliances in rural Nepal. Energy Policy, 177, 113576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113576

Bharadwaj, B., Subedi, M. N., & Rai, R. K. (2023). Retailer's characteristics and compliance with the single-use plastic bag ban. Sustainability Analytics and Modeling, 100019.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.samod.2023.100019

Subedi, M. N., Bharadwaj, B., & Rafiq, S. (2023). Who benefits from the decentralised energy system (DES)? Evidence from Nepal's micro-hydropower (MHP). Energy Economics, 106592. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106592

Khanal, G.N., Bharadwaj, B., Upadhyay, N. et al. Evaluation of the National Health Insurance Program of Nepal: are political promises translated into actions?. Health Res Policy Sys 21, 7 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00952-w

Bharadwaj B. Weder F., Ashworth P., (2023) More support for hydrogen export than its domestic application in Australia, Humanities and Social Science Communication https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01476-y

Bishal Bharadwaj et al 2022 Space Matters: reducing energy disparity in Nepal through spatially equitable renewable energy subsidies Environ. Res. Commun. in press https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ac9458

Lopez, L. Bhardwaj, B., Sales A. D., Khambo, A., Ashworth, P. (2022) Societal acceptance of hydrogen in domestic and export applications in Australia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.06.209

Bharadwaj, B., Y. Malakar, M. Herington and P. Ashworth (2022). "Context matters: Unpacking decision-making, external influences and spatial factors on clean cooking transitions in Nepal." Energy Research & Social Science 85: 102408.

Bharadwaj, B., et al. (2021). "Why firewood? Exploring the co-benefits, socio-ecological interactions and indigenous knowledge surrounding cooking practice in rural Nepal." Energy Research & Social Science 75: 101932.

Bharadwaj, B., et al. (2021). "Where is my reusable bag? Retailers' bag use before and after the plastic bag ban in Dharan Municipality of Nepal." Waste Manag 120: 494- 502.

Bharadwaj B, Rai RK, Nepal M (2020) Sustainable financing for municipal solid waste management in Nepal. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0231933.

Bharadwaj, B., et al. (2019). "What makes a ban on plastic bags effective? The case of Nepal." Environment and Development Economics 25(2): 95-114.

Rai, R. K., Nepal, M., Khadayat, M. S., & Bhardwaj, B. (2019). Improving Municipal Solid Waste Collection Services in Developing Countries: A Case of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Nepal. Sustainability, 11(11), 3010.

Bharadwaj, B., Brierley C. M. (2017) Ratcheting up ambition in climate policy

Bharadwaj, B. (2012). Roles of Cooperatives in Poverty Reduction: A Case of Nepal. Administration and Management Review, 24(1), 120-139. Retrieved from

Bharadwaj, B. (2012). Financing Green Service in Nepal. International Conference of Economic and Finance. Kathmandu Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank. 2: 570-587.

Data Collections

Davis, D, Pascale, Andrew, Vecchi, Andrea, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Ryan A. Jones, Strawhorn, Tom, Tabatabaei, M, Lopez Peralta, Maria, Zhang, Yimin, Beiraghi, Jordan, Kiri, U, Vosshage, Finch, B, Batterham, R, Richard Bolt, Brear, Michael, Cullen, B, Domansky, K, Eckard, R, Greig, C, Keenan, R and Smart, Simon (2023). Net Zero Australia - GIS and Map Data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/5615114 (version)

NZAu (2024). Net Zero Australia - Slide Pack and Input Data (updated version). Net Zero Australia, The University of Queensland. [https://rdm.uq.edu.au/files/63712f85-4bb7-4913-bd63-6c7b7fdd40a6]

Working papers and policy briefs

Nepal, M., and Bharadwaj, B. 2022, SANDEE–ICIMOD Policy Brief (Nepali) on economics of waste management and drainage management. https://lib.icimod.org/record/35737

Subedi, Mukti Nath; Bharadwaj, Bishal; Rafiq, Shuddhasattwa (2021): Who benefits from the decentralized energy system (DES)? Evidence from Nepal’s micro-hydropower (MHP), ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Hamburg

Bharadwaj, Bishal and Dendup, Ngawang and Pattanayak, Subhrendu K. and Ashworth, Peta (2021) Impacts of Solar Subsidy: Evidence from Geographic Regression Discontinuity Design in Nepal. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 42,

Bhardwaj Bishal Plastic Bag ban in Nepal: Enforcement and Effectiveness; SANDEE Working Paper 111-2016.

Reports:

Uren, H. V., D’Antoine, E., Bharadwaj, B., Clifton, J., & Ashworth, P. (2025). Challenges and opportunities of the energy transition: Full report. Curtin University.https://research.curtin.edu.au/ciet/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/03/FULL_Challenges-and-Opportunities-2.pdf

Michael Simeoni, Bishal Bharadwaj, Fran Ackermann and Peta Ashworth (2023) Chapter 8 Exploring Queenslanders’ views of high voltage overhead and underground transmission infrastructure in Comparing High Voltage Overhead and Underground Transmission Infrastructure (up to 500kV)

Arratia-Solar, A., Bharadwaj, B., Kambo, A., & Ashworth, P. (2023). Public perceptions of Biogas: 2022 National Survey Results. F. F. CRC. https://www.futurefuelscrc.com/wp-content/uploads/FFCRC-RP2.1-02-Interim-report_biogas-survey_Web.pdf

Batterham, Robin, Beiraghi, Jordan, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Bolt, Richard, Brear, Michael, Cullen, Brendan, Davis, Dominic, Domansky, Katherin, Eckard, Richard, Greig, Chris, Jones, Ryan, Keenan, Rodney, Kiri, Utkarsh, Lopez Peralta, Maria, Pascale, Andrew, Smart, Simon, Strawhorn, Tom, Tabatabaei, Mojgan, Vosshage, Oscar, Vecchi, Andrea, and Zhang, Yimin Net Zero Australia - Interim results. Net Zero Australia Australia: Net Zero Australia

Batterham, R., J. Beiraghi, B. Bharadwaj, R. Bolt, M. Brear, B. Cullen, D. Davis, K. Domansky, R. Eckard, C. Greig, R. Jones, R. Keenan, U. Kiri, M. L. Peralta, A. Pascale, S. Smart, T. Strawhorn, M. Tabatabaei, O. Vosshage, A. Vecchi and Y. Zhang (2022). Methods, Assumptions, Scenarios & Sensitivities

Kambo, A., K. Witt, B. Wade, B. Bharadwaj, P. Ashworth. (2022) Report on engagement and workshops with policy makers.

Ashworth, P., S. Petrova, K. Witt, B. Wade, B. Bharadwaj, E. Clarke, K. Meissner and A. Khambo (2021). Deliberative engagement processes on the role of future fuels in a low-carbon future energy mix in Australia.

Bharadwaj, Bishal; Brierley, CM; (2017) Ratcheting up ambition on climate policy. (ECRC Research Reports 182). Environmental Change Research Centre: London, UK

In progress

Submitted

Bharadwaj et al. Prevalence of plastic waste as a household fuel in low-income communities of the Global South (Under review)

Bharadwaj B. Dhungana P., et al Dung cake as household fuel: A review (R&R).

Bharadwaj B. and Subedi MN, Use of observation data to identify time and location for plastic bag ban monitoring in Cities of Nepal , (Under review)

Ashworth P., Bharadwaj B., Norman, R., Public Acceptance of CC(U)S: Are we there yet? (Under Review)

Manuscript in progress

Bharadwaj B. et al. Collocating renewables and ore processing saves water and accelerates sustainable decarbonisation of the metal industry.

Das, D. Bhardwaj B. et al. Informal financial institutions, loan rate and capacity of solar adoption in Bangladesh

Bharadwaj B., Does social capital matter for environmental governance?: Forest and social capital at villages of Nepal

Bharadwaj B. et al., Energy access in conflict-impacted areas: Role of peace and social capital

Bharadwaj, B. Pascal, A., Smart S. Water demand for decarbonising Australia’s energy system

Bharadwaj B. Who uses solid fuel in urban areas of India?

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