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Biography
José is a member of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University and also a research and policy analyst for the David Suzuki Foundation, where he has published research on renewable energy (Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy) and on energy efficiency (Bright Future: Avoiding Blackouts in Ontario).
He also has represented the David Suzuki Foundation in the Alternative Energy Task Force organized by BC Premier Gordon Campbell and in the Climate negotiations held in Montreal (2005) and Bonn (2006).
José represents Dr. Suzuki in the Advisory Committee of Hon. Dwight Duncan, Ontario’s Minister of Energy.
In 2006 José was appointed by Hermann Scheer to become one of the chairs of the World Council for Renewable Energy.
Prior to joining the foundation José worked for the climate change team of the Global Environment Facility in Washington DC and also was an intern for the Mexican Electricity Research Institute.
His current research is focused on renewable energy technology transfer, training and education, climate change and energy policy.
José is also a researcher and Canadian correspondent for the global Renewables Status Reports (2005, 2006, and forthcoming 2007 edition), which are published by Worldwatch Institute on behalf of REN21 (REN21 is a global policy network organized after the 2004 International Bonn Conference on Renewable Energy, for details see www.ren21.net).
The 2005 global overview of renewable energy was released in China at the Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference (November 7-8 2005).
José also has taught environmental policy at Simon Fraser University and the Center for Environment of the University of Toronto. He currently teaches about climate change and sustainable energy policies at the Faculty of Environmental Studies of York University.
He is a Member of the Chairmen Committee of the World Council for Renewable Energy, the Steering Committee of the Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance also a Board Member of the British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association, the Windfall Ecology Centre and of Resource Efficient Agriculture Production (REAP Canada).