Authors

Steven Cohen is the executive director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute and a professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He is a consultant and former member of the Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  

Claire Casey is managing director at Garten Rothkopf.  

Katherine Blumberg is the director of Climate and Health Programs and the Mexico country lead at the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT).  

Bruce McKenzie Everett is adjunct associate professor of international business at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  

Andrea Luecke is director of the Solar Foundation.  

Ramiro Fernández is director of energy and climate change for Latin America at Fundación Avina.  

Pedro Joaquín Coldwell is Mexico’s secretary of energy.  

Luis Pásara is a lawyer and law professor, and Senior Legal fellow in the Due process of Law Foundation (DPLF).    

Peter D’Amato lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is an MA student in New York University’s journalism and Latin American studies joint program. His Twitter account is @damatocorp.

Dwight Dyer is a senior analyst for Control Risks, a global risk and security consultancy.

Jacob Bathanti is an independent writer and consultant, currently residing in Peru. He blogs on open government and Latin American politics at Obscure Suddha. You can follow him at @ObscureSuddha.

Gavin Strong is an Americas analyst for Control Risks, a global risk management company.

Marcelo Min is a veteran Brazilian news photographer with more than 20 years of experience working with major news outlets in São Paulo. View his work at http://archive.marcelomin.com.br/

Bob Moser is a U.S.-born freelance business reporter based in São Paulo, Brazil. Read his work at http://bobmoser.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @bobmoser333.

Kenia Morales is a graduate student at New York University focused on Latin American politics. She is a long-time reproductive health and justice activist who is spending her summer in Managua, Nicaragua.