Contributor
Standing up for a Sustainable World (2021)
edited by C. Henri, N Stern, and J. Rockström
Renewable Energy Policies for Cities (2021)
Cases from China, Uganda, and Costa Rica, chapter written for IRENA
The Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy (2020)
Edited by R. Llewellyn, chapter written for Fully Charged Programme (London)
National Decarbonization Plan of Costa Rica to 2050 (2019)
co-drafted as a consultant for the Government of Costa Rica
Electrifying Bus Routes: Insights from Mexico City (2019)
Drafted for C40 - Finance Facility team
Author & Co-Author
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A greener economy: pioneering triangular cooperation between the Republic of Korea, Spain and Latin America. with L. Lazaro. Instituto Elcano, Spain. (June 2022)
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"School buses are hurting our kids — here's how we change that" The Hill, with E. Myers & C. Sexton, (April 2021)
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"The Internal Combustion Bust" Project Syndicate. Green Recovery Special Edition (Sept 2020)
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"Tackling climate change and inequality together could be Latin America’s next growth story" Inter-American Development Bank, with Amal Lee Amin (March 2020)
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"Una COP de Asimetrías" El País (printed edition) (Dec 2019)
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The Latest Climate Science Must Mobilize Us, not Paralyze Us Project Syndicate (Oct 2018) with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez)
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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
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Grandes Avances, Grandes Brechas, (2018) Invited as special guest editor at La República on Women's Day
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A World Without Exhaust Pipes in Project Syndicate (2017)
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Translated into 10 languages, re-published in Japan Times Daily Star, Lebanon World News La Nacion, Costa Rica
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Electrifying emerging markets: the case of Costa Rica (Best Conference Paper at EVS30 (Oct 2017) Bjorn Utgard and Monica Araya)
Decarbonization & Electrification of Transportation
Articles as part of Fellowship at ClimateWorks & as Transport Lead at the UNFCCC Climate Champions team
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De Glasgow a Sharm-El-Sheikh: ¿Cuánto avanzó la movilidad eléctrica en un año? Portalmovillidad (Nov 2022)
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Five insights from recent electrification wins with R. Fisher. ClimateWorks's Drive Electric Campaign site (Sept 2022)
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COP26 Energizes the Shift to Clean Electric Transport with A. Eggert and R. Fisher. ClimateWorks's Drive Electric Campaign site (Dec 2022)
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The G7 calls for Zero Emission Transport: Five Key Insights" UNFCCC Climate Champions (June 2022) Reproduced in Spanish by Portal Movilidad (Latin American publication)
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Electric mobility is taking off in Latin America and the Caribbean (with Jane Obea et al) ClimateWorks's Drive Electric Campaign site (Nov 2021)
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Five Ways Europe’s New Climate Proposal Can Transform Electric Transportation" ClimateWorks's Drive Electric Campaign site (August 2021)
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The Drive Electric Campaign: 100% electric road transportation for the world with A. Eggert ClimateWorks. (March 2021)
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Against all odds, the race to zero emission vehicles is on. Here’s why UNFCCC Climate Champions (March 2021)
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Why we are close to mainstream EVs than you think" Futurenetzero.com with E. Lagarrighe) (March 2021)
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The Race to Zero Emissions Vehicles Is On" COP26 UK LinkedIn Official Site (Nov 2020)
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Electrifying Mobility Benefits Our Health and Climate" Enel Online (Oct 2020)
Other
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Sept 2019 "No country is too small to lead at the UN Climate Action Summit Climate Home News. 23.09.19 with Amal Lee Amin.
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July 2018 Increasing the Ownership of Long-term Climate Plans WRI and UNDP
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July 2018 Let’s support the world’s most vulnerable nations - and their first carbon-free summit, Nivela
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Feb 2018 Advancing Electric Mobility in Latin America. Commentary for the Inter American Dialogue
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August 2017 Think big on technology for a clean energy future Asian Development Bank Blog
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Dec 2016 Can the Environmental Goods Agreement help advance the Paris Agreement and SDGs? CDKN opinion
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Dec 2016 Antarctica, We Love You (Homeward Bound's official website)
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Sept 2016 Building coalitions to support SDGs in Costa Rica (The Elders / Guest article)
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June 2016 Why Latin America should ratify the Paris Agreement - with G. Edwards (Nivela)
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Dec 2015 No Time to Rest: After the Paris Agreement what comes next?. (Courier, USA).
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Dec 2015 We Have a Paris Agreement - with MJ Vásquez y C. Bustos (Nivela)
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Nov 2015 North-south climate rift hurts poor people (Climate Home)
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Sept 2015 Race to renewable: five developing countries ditching fossil fuels (The Guardian)
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July 2015 The role of non-state actors will grow after the Paris climate conference (Climate & Development Knowledge Network)
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May 2015 Can Latin America blaze a trail towards a Paris climate deal? with G. Edwards (Climate Home)
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April 2015 Citizens for a Clean Economy (Project Syndicate) Syndicated by the following publications:
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Reprinted Mondiaal Nieuws MO La Nacion Jordan Times SwissInfo, Qatar´s Gulf Times, World Economic Forum
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Sept 2014 The people's climate - with H.Verolme (Project Syndicate)
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This article was translated in 10 languages and replicated in several newspapers in Europe, Latin America and Asia.
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Nov 2013: Governments can say no to fossil fuels (Climate Home)
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May 2013 A new why for climate action (Thompson Reuters Foundation)
Selected policy reports
The Relevance of the Environmental Goods Agreement in Advancing the Paris Agreement Goals and SDGs.
A Focus on Clean Energy and Costa Rica’s Experience
International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development
Geneva (Dec 2016)
Bridging the Green Growth Gap in Costa Rica
Ilmi Granoff, Monica Araya, Philipp Ulbrich, Sam Pickard and Caroline Haywood
GIZ Paper with Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network,
Berlin (Nov. 2015)
A new global agreement can catalyze climate action in Latin America
Guy Edwards, Timmons Roberts, Monica Araya and Cristián Retamal
Brookings Paper,
Washington, DC (May 2015)