Baltazar Solano Rodríguez

Baltazar leads the energy systems modelling theme at Climate Analytics, bringing over two decades of experience across industry, academia, and consultancy. He specialises in the use and development of global, national and sectoral energy models to analyse decarbonisation strategies and transition risk assessments.

In industry and consultancy, Baltazar has worked for Schlumberger, UK National Nuclear Laboratory, AEA Technology, Cervest, and Baringa.

In academia, he was a Senior Research Fellow in Energy Systems Modelling at University College London, where he developed models and generated scenarios to inform the climate strategies of the British government, the European Union and Mexico.

He has delivered decarbonisation-related work for the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Danish Energy Agency and BlackRock, among many others. He has contributed to more than 30 publications, including book chapters, scientific journal articles, and consultancy reports.

He holds degrees in Industrial Physics Engineering, Industrial Systems, and Operations Research from ITESM, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Edinburgh.