CURRICULUM VITAE
Ana Pueyo
Institute of Development Studies
Library Road
Brighton
BN1 9RE
UK
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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies
NATIONALITY:
Spanish
LANGUAGES:
Spanish (native), English and French (fluent)
THEMATIC EXPERTISE:
Energy and climate policy specialist, with specific experience in pro-poor access to electricity,
and renewable energy policy
GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERTISE: Latin America (Chile, Peru, Honduras), Africa (Kenya), India, European Union
OVERVIEW
Ana Pueyo has been working in the fields of energy and climate change policy for over 10 years. Her research interest is in
low-carbon development, particularly in innovation, development and transfer of low-carbon technologies in developing
countries, in pro-poor access to electricity and in the national and international policies that are necessary to promote these.
She is currently working on projects dealing with low carbon energy technologies in Kenya and Ghana. She is trained as an
Economist and has completed her PhD in Industrial Engineering focusing on renewable energy technology transfer to
developing countries. She has published her work in the journals Energy Policy and Climate Policy. She has a solid
quantitative background and a long experience advising policymakers in the European Union, UK and Spanish
Governments. She has also worked extensively as a consultant for the private sector, including the World Business Council
for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), private companies in the energy sector (Endesa, Iberdrola, Repsol), sectoral
associations (oil and gas, glass, ceramics, sugar), project developers in the low carbon business (Onecarbon, DLight), and
airlines (Thai Airways, Air Asia, Iberia, Air Transat, Kalitta Air). Ana has also advised NGOs, including Greenpeace and
WWF.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2007 - 2012
PhD Industrial Engineering, Cum Laude
Technical University of Madrid, School of Industrial Engineering, Spain
2010
Post-graduate specialization in quantitative research methods
Superior Council of Scientific Research and Technical University of Madrid, Spain
2010
Econometrics
London School of Economics Summer School, London UK
2002 - 2003
MSc Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems, with Distinction
London School of Economics, London UK
1998 - 1999
Visiting post-graduate student, Environmental and Development economics
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, US
1994 - 1998
BSc Business and Economics, with Distinction
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT
2012 – PRESENT
Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UK
Research focus on low carbon development and innovation
2011 – 2012
Principal Consultant, AEA Technology, UK
Leader of climate change and energy policy projects for the European Commission and
the UK Government
2009 – 2011
Researcher, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Conducting research on climate change technology transfer to developing countries, as
well as consultancy projects for the European Commission, the private sector and the
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
2008 – 2009
Principal Consultant, Entec UK, UK
Leader of climate change and energy policy projects for the European Commission, the
UK Government and the private sector
2007 – 2008
Senior Consultant, Ecofys, UK
Leader of climate change and energy policy projects for the European Commission, the
UK Government, NGOs and the private sector
2003 – 2007
Senior Consultant, Garrigues Medio Ambiente, Spain
Conducting energy and climate change consultancy assignments for the Spanish
Government and the private sector
2000 – 2002
Finance Specialist, DuPont de Nemours, Spain
Centralisation of European back-office finance functions
SELECTED RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCIES
2014-2016
Principal Investigator, EPSCR, DfID and DECC
Green Growth Diagnostics for Africa. Research to develop a methodology that identifies
the most binding constraints to investments in green energy and the optimal policies to
address them. Application of the methodology to Kenya and Ghana.
2013-2016
Co-researcher, EPSCR, DfID and DECC
ESCO Box: Smart monitoring, billing and control for pro-poor access to energy services
2012-ongoing
Theme Convenor- Pro-poor access to electricity, DfID
Research on the poverty impacts of access to electricity, including a Systematic Review
of the benefits of electricity provision for poor people, the development of a methodology
for the ex-ante and ex-post poverty impacts of electricity access and its applications to
case studies.
2011-2012
Project Manager, European Commission
Impact Assessment of policy options to reduce GHG emissions in the shipping sector
2011-2012
Project Manager, European Commission
Impact Assessment of policy options to improve Green Public Procurement in the EU
2011-2012
Project Manager, UK Trade and Industry Department
Technical assistance for the preparation of an event to promote technology transfer
between the UK and emerging economies
2010-2011
Senior consultant, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Continuous support in the area of Climate Change and Energy: Preparation of several
reports on climate change finance and technology for the Mexican Dialogues, responses
to IEA and UNFCCC consultations and thought pieces for WBCSD members.
2010-2011
Senior consultant, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Research and coordination support for the report “Innovating for Green Growth”.
http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=151&NoSearchCo
ntextKey=true
2010-2011
Associate consultant of Entec UK, European Commission
Verification of benchmarking data for the calculation of free allocation on Phase III of the
EU ETS
2010
Associate consultant of Entec UK, Comité Europeen des Fabricants de Sucre
Benchmarking methodology for the sugar industry to inform their submission to the
European Commission regarding free allocation on Phase III of the EU ETS
2010
Associate consultant of Entec UK, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
The Risk of Carbon Leakage in the light of an International Agreement on Climate Change
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/what%20we%20do/global%20climate%20change%20
and%20energy/tackling%20climate%20change/emissions%20trading/eu_ets/news/471carbon-leakage-ce-report.pdf
2010
Associate consultant of Entec UK, European Commission
Study on impacts of implementing measures for harmonised rules for free allocation in the
EU ETS
2009-2010
Project Manager, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Assessment of benchmarking alternatives for free allocation in the EU ETS for the
upstream oil and gas sector.
www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/what%20we%20do/global%20climate%20change%20and
%20energy/tackling%20climate%20change/emissions%20trading/eu_ets/publications/1_2
0100305135328_e_@@_benchmarkingupstream.pdf
2009
Project Manager, several airlines: Thai Airways, Air Transat, Air Asia, Kalitta Air
Implementation of Monitoring Reporting and Verification systems of tonne-km and annual
emissions for compliance with the EU ETS
2008-2009
Project Manager, European Commission
Development of monitoring reporting and verification guidelines for the aviation sector on
the EU ETS
2009
Project Manager, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Impact Assessment of the revised Annex VI of the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) www.dft.gov.uk/mca/impact_assessment__revised_annex_vi_-_july_2009.pdf
2009
Project Manager, International Oil and Gas production association
Scoping study on benchmarks for Phase III of the EU ETS for the oil and gas production
sector
2008-2009
Project Manager, UK Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (Defra)
Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC) for NOx and SO2 for compliance EU air quality
Directives
2008-2009
Project Manager, UK Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (Defra)
Cost Benefit Analysis of green public procurement criteria
2008-2009
Project Manager, National Audit Office, UK
Review of the EU ETS in the UK
2008
Project Manager, DLight, India
Project Design Document for a CDM project involving solar PV lighting for a number of
rural communities in India
2008
Project Manager, Greenpeace, Spain
Report about the coal power production sector in Spain involving GHG and air pollutants
benchmarking of Spanish coal power plants
2008
Senior Consultant, SN Power, Chile
Feasibility analysis and Project Design Document for a wind power CDM project in Chile
2008
Senior Consultant, European Commission
Creation of a network for the improvement of Monitoring Reporting and Verification of
GHG emissions among European Union SMEs
2008
Project Manager, Regional Development Agency of Andalucia, Spain
OPTIMAE project: energy optimisation in 11 rural regions of Andalucia
2008
Senior Consultant, Endesa, Spain
Training in Monitoring, Reporting and Certification
2007-2008
Project Manager, Onecarbon, Honduras
Project Design Document for a biomass heat generation CDM project in Honduras
2007-2008
Project Manager, Onecarbon, Honduras and Peru
Feasibility study of biomass CDM projects in Honduras and Peru
2007
Senior Consultant, Onecarbon, Brazil
Feasibility study for the development of a biodiesel project as CDM in Brazil
2007
Project Manager, Evelop, Spain
Analysis of the legal and economic framework for offshore windparks in Spain
2007
Project Manager, WWF, The Netherlands
Assessment of impacts of CDM on Sustainable Development
2007
Project Manager, WWF, Spain
Strategy for NGOs to reduce transport GHG emissions
2007
Project Manager, Regional Government of Catalonia, Spain
Estimation of emission reduction potentials post-2012
Senior Consultant, Regional Government of Catalonia, Spain
Assessment of EU ETS monitoring plans
2007
2006
Senior Consultant, Local Authority of Madrid, Spain
Madrid Municipal Council strategy for climate change and the rational use of energy
2006
Senior Consultant, Basque Regional Authority, Spain
Cost-benefit analysis of the emission reductions measures in various Basque country
industries
2006
Senior Consultant, Ferrocarrils de Catalunya, Spain
Study of railway transport externalities as compared to externalities from other means of
transport
2006
Senior Consultant, Zaragoza Local Authority, Spain
Strategic Environmental Assessment of EXPO Zaragoza 2008 Master Plan
2005
Senior Consultant, Iberdrola, Spain
Preparation of the Project Design Document and assistance in the validation and
registration of a hydro project in Guatemala as Clean Development Mechanism
2005
Senior Consultant, Eolica Navarra, Spain
Preparation of the Project Design Document of a wind project in Dominican Republic for
its registration as Clean Development Mechanism
2005
Senior Consultant, Madrid Local Authority, Spain
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Madrid 2012 Olympic Master Plan as part of its
candidacy to host the Olympic games in 2012
2004
Senior Consultant, Repsol YPF, Spain and Argentina
Design and implementation of an environmental accounting system in Spain and
Argentina
2004
Consultant, Iberdrola, Spain
Market study of joint implementation projects in Eastern Europe: Poland Estonia the
Czech Republic and Hungary
2004
Consultant, Spanish roof tiles and bricks sectoral association (Hispalyt), Spain
Analysis of the economic impact and industry strategy in relation to the EU ETS for the
Spanish roof tiles and bricks sector
2003-2004
Consultant, Spanish glass sectoral association (Vidrio Espana), Spain
Analysis of the economic impact and industry strategy in relation to the EU ETS for the
Spanish glass sector
2003
Consultant, Spanish Ministry of Environment, Spain
Continuous assessment on international environment and sustainability policies
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Doctoral Thesis
Pueyo, A., 2012. Climate change technology transfer to developing countries: evidence analysis and policy
recommendations. PhD Thesis. Technical University of Madrid, School of Industrial Engineering, Madrid.
Journal articles
Pueyo, A. (2013). Enabling frameworks for low-carbon technology transfer to small emerging economies: Analysis of ten
case studies in Chile. Paper Energy Policy 53, 370–380
Pueyo, A., Garcia, R., Mendiluce M. and Morales, D., 2011. The role of technology transfer for the development of a wind
component industry in Chile. Energy Policy 39 (7) 4274–4283.
Pueyo, A., Mendiluce M., Sanchez, M and Lumbreras, J., 2012. How to improve climate change technology transfer to
developing countries: A synthesis of the evidence. Climate Policy 12 (3) 320-340
Mendiluce M. and Pueyo A., 2011. La transferencia de tecnología en el marco de las negociaciones internacionales de
cambio climático: ¿una oportunidad empresarial?. Club Español de la Energía, Cuadernos de Energia, 30th July 2011
Pueyo, A., 2007."Factors underpinning technology transfers in the Clean Development Mechanism. September 2007. Joint
Implementation Quarterly.
Working papers and policy papers
Newell, P., Phillips, J., Pueyo, A., Kirumba, E., Ozor, N. and Urama, K. (2014). The political economy of low carbon energy
in Kenya, IDS Working Paper 445.
Pueyo, A. Spratt, S. and DeMartino, S. (2014). Maximisation of benefits for the poor of investments in renewable electricity:
a policy tool for project planning. IDS Evidence Report 86
Pueyo, A., Gonzalez, F. Dent, C. (2013). The Evidence of Benefits for Poor People of Increased Renewable Electricity
Capacity: Literature Review. IDS Evidence Report 31
Lockwood, M. and Pueyo, A. (2013). The Evidence of Benefits for Poor People of Electricty Provision: Scoping Note and
Review Protocol. IDS Evidence Report 22
Pueyo, A (2013). Real Time Monitoring Technologies for Pro-Poor Access to Electricity. Evidence Report 12
Pueyo, A. and Linares, P. (2012). Renewable Technology Transfer to Developing Countries: One Size Does Not Fit All. IDS
Working Paper 412.
Books and book chapters
Leal, W. and Gotwald, J (eds), 2012. Educational and Technological Approaches to Renewable Energy. Peter Lang
publishers. Author of chapter “The Challenge of Attracting High-Quality Technology Transfers to Non-BRIC Countries: Chile
and its Emerging Wind Energy Industry”. ISBN 978-3-631-62264-3 hb
Baena, A. and Pueyo, A., 2007. Competitiveness and climate change: new challenges for the Spanish industry. Book from
the collection EOI Medio Ambiente. EOI. ISBN: 9788488723772
Pablo Martínez de Anguita – editor, 2007. “El mundo entero es nuestro bosque: política forestal y cooperación
internacional” Book published by Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Author of Chapter 13 “Cooperación
Forestal y Empresas: el Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio”.
Presentations and conference papers
Pueyo, A. 2012. Enabling frameworks for low carbon technology transfer to developing countries. Presentation to the 4 th
meeting of the Technology Executive Committee of the UNFCCC. Bangkok, 6-8 September 2012
Pueyo A. 2012. Enabling frameworks for low carbon technology transfer to developing countries. Transitions to low carbon
energy systems Low Carbon Energy and Development Network, 2nd workshop. University of Sussex. 10th-11th September
Pueyo A. and Linares, P. 2012. Defining differentiated policy priorities to promote low-carbon technology transfer to
developing countries. 19th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resources Economists
(EAERE), Prague 27-30 June 2012
Pueyo A. and Linares, P. 2012. Renewable technology transfer: one size does not fit all. 5th Atlantic Workshop on Energy
and Environmental Economics, A Toxa (Spain), 25-26 June 2012
Pueyo, A., Garcia, R., Mendiluce, M., Morales, D., 2010. The challenge of attracting high quality technology transfers to
non-BRIC countries: Chile and its emerging wind energy industry. International Conference and Fair on Education,
Research & Employment in the Renewable Energy Sector – ICERE2 2010, Santiago de Chile, 11th, 12th November 2010
Pueyo, A. and Mendiluce, M. 2010. “The UNFCCC approach to climate change technology transfer: Assessing the gaps
through econometric evidence and business insights” 4th Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics,
Green Tax reforms, A Toxa (Spain), 8-9 July 2010
Pueyo, A., 2010. Patterns of technology transfer through the CDM: focus on South-South transfers. 20th workshop on
international climate policy Stockholm University, 29-30 April 2010
Pueyo, A., 2008. “Monitoring, reporting and verification in the aviation industry”, European Commission and European Civil
Aviation Conference “Meeting the Environmental Challenge”- Geneva, 2008.
Pueyo, A. 2005. Comparative analysis of United States and European Union climate change policies. 7th Seminar of
Postgraduate Students, Young Scientists and Researchers. University of Economics in Prague and Ministry of the
Environment of the Czech Republic, October 6-7, 2005