Hector J. Gonzalez
Climate and development professional connecting research, finance, and implementation.
I bring experience in policy research, program development, financial operations, and US–Mexico partnership-building to climate and development challenges.
Selected work
Efficiency Standards, Air Quality & Health
Modeling how U.S. appliance standards change regional air quality and community health — at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research · LBNL
Mexico Development Lab
Co-founding a binational program connecting policy students with the institutions shaping Mexico’s energy transition.
Programs · UC Berkeley GSPP
Climate Finance · Big Ideas 2023Parametric Insurance for Climate Resilience
An award-recognized proposal for automatic, remote-sensing-triggered crop insurance for smallholder farmers — with Alejandro Carrillo.
Selected work
Efficiency Standards, Air Quality & Health
Modeling how U.S. appliance standards change regional air quality and community health — at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Research · LBNLMexico Development Lab
Co-founding a binational program connecting policy students with the institutions shaping Mexico’s energy transition.
Programs · UC Berkeley GSPPClimate Finance · Big Ideas 2023Parametric Insurance for Climate Resilience
An award-recognized proposal for automatic, remote-sensing-triggered crop insurance for smallholder farmers — with Alejandro Carrillo.
Research & writing
Assessing the Health Impacts of Efficiency Standards
How appliance rules ripple through the grid into air quality and mortality — a regional modeling approach.
Research · March 2025Improving Accountability in Mexico’s Green Transition
Co-founding a binational program connecting policy students with the institutions shaping Mexico’s energy transition.
Policy & Programs · Dec 2023Essays & CommentaryThe City Design and Externalities
An award-recognized proposal for automatic, remote-sensing-triggered crop insurance for smallholder farmers — with Alejandro Carrillo.