Today, Mohit Choube works with EY’s Project Management Unit at the Carbon Cell of India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC). His role places him at the heart of climate policy design and implementation, contributing to key carbon market mechanisms under the Paris Agreement, including Article 6.2 Cooperative Approaches, the Article 6.4 Crediting Mechanism, and India’s national Carbon Credit Trading Scheme. He also supports India’s engagement in multilateral climate negotiations at UNFCCC COPs and in bilateral discussions on international carbon markets.
Mohit Choube's path to climate diplomacy, however, did not begin in policy halls. It began with engineering. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIITDM Jabalpur and went on to build several years of experience working on public policy and development projects across India, collaborating with governments, NGOs and think tanks in sectors ranging from environment and health to education.
Seeking to connect technical thinking with global environmental governance, he then enrolled in the Master in International and Development Studies (MINT) at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Drawn by the programme’s interdisciplinary design and strong applied focus, he embraced the challenge of transitioning into the social sciences. While the first semester required adjustment, particularly in academic writing, he quickly found an inclusive learning environment where diverse academic backgrounds were seen as an asset.
During the programme, Mohit Choube combined his engineering mindset with policy analysis. His master’s dissertation applied systems-thinking and design-thinking to compare carbon pricing and market mechanisms worldwide, identifying key design principles for a future global carbon market. Through his Applied Research Project (ARP), he worked with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), producing research later published as a report. Courses in climate economics, finance and data analysis further strengthened his analytical toolkit.
During his master's, Mohit Choube also did a full-time internship with the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG), United Nations, New York for six months, which significantly deepened his understanding of the global governance architecture. He is grateful to the Institute's Career Services team for their invaluable guidance and support for his professional development.
Looking back, he sees a clear thread connecting his studies and his current role. “On a daily basis, I use the knowledge and experiences I gained during my master’s,” he says. For him, the MINT programme was not just an academic choice, but a decisive step toward building solutions to the global climate crisis through international cooperation.
From engineering labs to global climate negotiations, Mohit Choube’s story shows how interdisciplinary learning,combined with purpose and persistence, can lead to meaningful impact on a global scale.
