Elizabeth is a climate policy and sustainability expert with over 17 years of experience across the public and private sectors. She specializes in climate change mitigation and adaptation through policy design, corporate climate action, and innovation in green technologies. She has contributed to national and international initiatives with institutions such as the Mexican Ministry of Environment, GIZ, UNDP, Carbon Trust, and MGM Innova.
Her work includes coordinating the mitigation, adaptation, and loss & damage components of Mexico’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and contributing to major national frameworks like the National Climate Change Strategy, the National GHG Registry, and the Special Climate Change Program (2014–2018). She has also supported the Electromobility Strategy of Mexico City, greened the investment portfolio of a national agricultural development bank, and advanced local climate strategies.
In the corporate sector, Elizabeth has led 20+ projects in Latin America focused on carbon footprinting, Science-Based Targets (SBTs), climate neutrality certification, zero waste to landfill, green finance, and carbon markets. She has also developed offset protocols and advised on carbon market mechanisms, including Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and voluntary offset projects across multiple sectors.
Internationally, she has conducted research at the German Emissions Trading Authority and advised on Mexico’s Emissions Trading Scheme. She also led an international workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation in Renewable Energy.
Elizabeth holds a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering (UNAM) and an M.Eng. in Energy and Environmental Management (University of Flensburg, Germany). Her training includes certifications in emissions trading, NAMAs, renewable energy, ecosystem-based adaptation, and climate finance. She also completed courses in Adaptation and Just Transition and Women in Finance in 2024.