Writing

Research and policy analysis first; essays and commentary follow.

Research

Assessing the Health Impacts of Efficiency Standards — Research · March 2025. How appliance rules ripple through the grid into air quality and mortality — a regional modeling approach.

Policy & Programs

Improving Accountability in Mexico’s Green Transition — Policy memo, December 2023. Francisco Aguilar, Avalon Bauman, Hector Gonzalez, Anne Green, Piyush Narang & Sumate Pruekruedee. Strengthening stakeholder responsibilities to local communities in the energy transition.

Climate Finance

The Future of ESG and Sustainability — Commentary · March 2025. Why the backlash against ESG misreads what disclosure is for.

Essays & Commentary

Personal writing and opinion.

The City Design and Externalities — What growing up in Guadalajara taught me about governance vacuums — and who pays for the city.

Moving Through LA: Challenges to Sustainability — Cities and mobility.

From Sierras to Policy: A Journey into Externalities — Professional reflection.

The War on Drugs: Unintended Consequences · Reflections on Power, Existence and Love · The Creative Process — Essays, some in Spanish.

All posts are published on the blog.