Maria A. Borrero is a faculty specialist and post-master's research associate at the UMD School of Public Policy Center for Global Sustainability. Her work focuses on energy transition and climate change mitigation. At CGS, she researches coal and natural gas phaseout, how corporate investment impacts climate innovation, the impacts of subnational efforts on climate goals, and conducts integrated assessment modeling. She holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, and a Master’s degree in Economics and Bachelor's degree in Economics from Los Andes University, Colombia. Before joining CGS, she worked for over a decade in the energy sector in Latin America, focusing on electricity market regulation, the deployment of clean technologies in the power sector, energy and economic policy analysis, and corporate institutional affairs.
Successfully addressing the climate crisis while achieving sustainable development goals will require carefully constructed strategies to enact rapid economic transitions to a cleaner economy—tailored to national circumstances and priorities. The Center for Global Sustainability has deep expertise in country-specific analytical and policy approaches across key sectors and in support of a 1.5°C-pathway.
Learn More about National Climate StrategiesSchool Authors: Jiehong Lou, Maria Borrero, Jenna Behrendt, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Dmitry Churlyaev, Alexandra Kreis
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Maria Borrero, Mel George, Christoph Bertram, Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
Other Authors: Hyuntae Choi, Jiheun Ha, Sangin Park, Haewon McJeon
School Authors: Maria Borrero, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Christoph Bertram, Jiehong Lou, Kowan O’Keefe, Xinyue Li, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Alexandra Kreis, Dmitry Churlyaev, Mohammed Syed, Luli Pesqueira, Jordi Tovilla, Daniel Buira, Thalia Hernández
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jiehong Lou, Maria Borrero, Jenna Behrendt, Xinyue Li, Audrey Rader, Molly Schreier, Claire Squire, Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Christoph Bertram, Andy Miller, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Dmitry Churlyaev, Mohammed Syed
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Maria Borrero, Christoph Bertram, Xavier Nelson-Rowntree, Jiehong Lou, Alicia Zhao, Andy Miller, Claire Squire, Audrey Rader, Kiara Ordonez Olazabal , Kowan O’Keefe, Mel George, Molly Schreier, Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Xinyue Li
Other Authors: Alexandra Kreis, Dmitry Churlyaev, Mohammed Syed
School Authors: Jenna Behrendt, Maria Borrero, Mel George, Christoph Bertram, Audrey Rader, Jiehong Lou, Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui
Other Authors: Dmitry Churlyaev, Alexandra Kreis
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Maria Borrero, Christoph Bertram, Jenna Behrendt, Audrey Rader, Mel George, Jiehong Lou, Andy Miller, Tiruwork Berhanu Tibebu, Kowan O’Keefe, Xinyue Li, Claire Squire, Nathan Hultman, Xiangwen Fu, Alicia Zhao
Other Authors: Mengye Zhu, Dmitry Churlyaev, Jordan Snarski, Bhavika Buddi, Alexandra Kreis
School Authors: Kathleen Kennedy, Maria Borrero, Nathan Hultman, Kavita Surana
Other Authors: Morgan Edwards, Patrick O'Rourke
School Authors: Maria Borrero, Claire Squire, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jiehong Lou, Camryn Dahl, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Molly Schreier, Akbar Bagaskara, Deon Arinaldo, Raditya Wiranegara, Fabby Tumiwa
School Authors: Kathleen Kennedy, Kavita Surana, Nathan Hultman, Maria Borrero
Other Authors: Morgan R. Edwards, Claudia Doblinger, Zachary H. Thomas, Ellen D. Williams
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Jenna Behrendt, Andy Miller, Christoph Bertram, Mel George, Maria Borrero, Alicia Zhao, Gokul Iyer, Kathleen Kennedy, Jiehong Lou, Haewon McJeon, Kowan O’Keefe, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Mengye Zhu, Matthew Zwerling, Michael Westphal , Alexandra Kreis, Dillon Walton, Aldana Joel Canton, Shiqi Chen, Yingtong Li, Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Camryn Dahl, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Claire Squire, Maria Borrero
Other Authors: Flora Champenois, Lucy Hummer
