Jose Maria Valenzuela works on global and comparative studies on decarbonisation and energy transition with an emphasis in emerging economies. He joined InSIS as a postdoctoral researcher for the Governance and Standards for Carbon Neutrality (GASCONE) programme. He is Doctor in Public Policy from the Blavatnik School of Government with previous studies at El Colegio de Mexico, Tsinghua University, and the University of Chicago. Between 2011 and 2017, he worked for Mexico’s Department of Energy and WWF Mexico and consultant to UNIDO, UNEP, and the US-National Renewable Energy Lab. In 2021 he was awarded the Giandomenico Majone Prize from the European Consortium for Political Research for his research on expertise and regulation in electricity markets in Europe, China and Latin American. He is also an active member of the Oxford Scenarios Programme and the Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy.