Prior to joining the foundation José worked for the climate change team of the Global Environment Facility in Washington DC and also was an intern for the Mexican Electricity Research Institute.
His current research is focused on renewable energy technology transfer, training and education, climate change and energy policy.
José is also a researcher and Canadian correspondent for the global Renewables Status Reports (2005, 2006, and forthcoming 2007 edition), which are published by Worldwatch Institute on behalf of REN21 (REN21 is a global policy network organized after the 2004 International Bonn Conference on Renewable Energy, for details see www.ren21.net).
The 2005 global overview of renewable energy was released in China at the Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference (November 7-8 2005).
José also has taught environmental policy at Simon Fraser University and the Center for Environment of the University of Toronto. He currently teaches about climate change and sustainable energy policies at the Faculty of Environmental Studies of York University.
He is a Member of the Chairs Committee of the World Council for Renewable Energy, President of the Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance and also a Board Member of the Windfall Ecology Centre and of Resource Efficient Agriculture Production (REAP Canada). |