Monica has a writing record of more than 100 articles since 1998 in English and Spanish including op-eds, research papers and policy

reports. Some of them have been translated into other languages in Asia. ​

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• "Critical minerals require a critically different approach" Euroactive. With J. Pershing (2023)​

• “A greener economy: pioneering cooperation between Korea, Spain and Latin America” Instituto Elcano (2022) with L. Lazaro.​​

• "Five Ways Europe’s New Climate Proposal Can Transform Electric Transportation" ClimateWorks (2021)​​

• "School buses are hurting our kids — here's how we change that" The Hill (2021)​​

• "The Internal Combustion Bust" Project Syndicate. Green Recovery Special Edition (2020)​​

• "Una COP de Asimetrías" El País (2019)​​

• “No country is too small to lead at the UN Climate Action Summit” Climate Home News (2019)​​

• “The Latest Climate Science Must Mobilize Us, not Paralyze Us” Project Syndicate (2018). 

  • Translated into 9 languages, re-published by Les Echos,  France, Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation,  USA, The New Times, Rwanda, Busiweek, Uganda, Daily Star, Lebanon, Redaccion, Argentina. New Europe, Ejinsight.com​​​

• “A World Without Exhaust Pipes” Project Syndicate (2017).

  • Translated into 10 languages, re-published in Japan Times Daily Star, Lebanon World News La Nacion, Costa Rica​​​

• “Can the WTO Environmental Goods Agreement help advance the Paris Agreement Goals?” CDKN (2017)​​​

• "Electrifying emerging markets: the case of Costa Rica" (Best Conference Paper at EVS30 (Oct 2017) with Bjorn Utgard.

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Chapter contributor:

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• “Standing up for a Sustainable World” Book edited by C. Henri, N Stern, and J. Rockström (2021)​

• “Renewable Energy Policies for Cities” Report published by IRENA (2021)​

• “National Decarbonization Plan of Costa Rica” Published by the Costa Rican government (2019)

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