Claudia Octaviano
Senior Principal Technical Leader
Dr. Claudia Octaviano is a Senior Principal Technical Leader in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group at EPRI where her research focuses on GHG target setting and climate risk disclosure methodologies.
Prior to joining EPRI, Claudia was at the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change within the Federal Government of Mexico, where she coordinated climate change mitigation efforts and strategies across ministries, sub-national authorities, and industry. She also coordinated projects to improve energy infrastructure and access with national and international partners. She has been lead-negotiator for carbon markets and technology development and transfer under the UNFCCC climate negotiations. She chaired the Technology Executive Committee of the UNFCCC and has been member of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Center and Network (CTCN).
Previously, she worked at the MIT Joint Program for Science and Policy of Global Change, where she researched on the economics of integrating large-scale renewables and the value of electricity storage. She has also consulted with the World Bank and the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and served as Deputy Director for Oil Refining and Electricity with the Ministry of Environment and National Resources.
Dr. Octaviano has received numerous awards, including the Fulbright Scholarship, the Molina Fellowship, the National Council for Science and Technology Scholarship and the Grand Prize on the global competition of the UN Global Pulse, Data for Climate Action.
Dr. Octaviano holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems: Technology, Management and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Masters of Environmental Science from Yale University, and a BA in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Selected Publications
- [1] Mahady, J.; Octaviano, C. ; Araiza, O.; Rosas, E. ; Kammen, D. M.; Castellanos, S., 2020. Mapping opportunities for transportation electrification to address social marginalization and air pollution challenges in Greater Mexico City. Environmental Science & Technology
- [2] Octaviano, C., S. Paltsev, A. Gurgel, 2015, Climate Change Policy in Brazil and Mexico: Results from the MIT EPPA Model. Energy Economics. Energy Economics 56, 600-614
- [3] Veysey, J., C. Octaviano, K Calvin, SH Martinez, A Kitous, 2016. Pathways to Mexico's climate change mitigation targets: A multi-model analysis. Energy Economics, Energy Economics 56, 587-599
- [4] van der Zwaan, B., T. Kober, Octaviano, C. et al., 2016, Energy Technology Roll-Out for Climate Change Mitigation: A Multi-Model Study for Latin America. Energy Economics 56, 526-542