Rodrigo Muñoz Sánchez

PhD candidate in Earth Sciences. I work with socioeconomic impacts of climate change, just energy transitions, and integrated assessment modelling for decarbonization pathways.

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Independent Consultant

August 2023 - Present

Mexico City, Mexico

My consulting work centers on climate change impats and emissions mitigation, as well as green infrastructure, renewable energy, and other environmental policy.

  • Capacity Building for Science-Base Climate Policies and Updating Mexico’s NDC. Decarbonization Pathways Modeller. Participating Institutions: SEMARNAT, INECC, PINCC-UNAM, ICAyCC-UNAM, OSF. Diciembre 2025 - Actual
  • UNESCO’s Climate Transition Report Exposure and Vulnerability Indices modeller and policy evaluator. Participating Institutions: UNESCO. June 2024 - July 2025.
  • BRICS Youth Energy Agency. Senior expert in Climate Change and Business in Energy Sector. Participating Institutions: BRICS Youth Energy Agency. June 2024 - October 2024
  • Scientific Tools for Climate Change Decision Making in Mexico City Climate scenarios modeller. Participating Institutions: CONAHCYT, UNAM.
  • Geoengineering strategies risk evaluator. Participating Institutions: Degrees Initiative, UNAM. March 2024 - Present
  • Consultor técnico especializado en políticas ambientales Senado de la República, Grupo Parlamentario del Partido Verde. October 2023 - Present

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) - Faculty of Engineering (FI)

Adjunct Professor

February 2021 – August 2024

Mexico City, Mexico

  • I teach several courses for undergraduate and graduate students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Majors and Specialization.
  • 2023-2025 Environmental Engineering representative to the School of Engineering College of Professors.
  • Academic relations representative for NASTT Mexico (North American Society for Trenchless Technology)
  • Faculty Advisor of the student chapter NASTT UNAM (North American Society for Trenchless Technology)
  • Inda Jani project advisor professor for the ASCE Innovation Contest 2023, finalist team
  • Academic advisor for the NDC update courses “Climate voices” by the student chapter SOEMA.

REDUCE Soluciones (renewable energy company)

Founding Member, CEO, COO, Project Engineer

July 2016 – July 2021

Mexico City, Mexico

  • ERecognized as a Superbrand in 2018 by the Mexican Council of Brands.
  • Estuve encargado de 11 personas.
  • I have been the main project engineer, within which I have carried out:
    • More than 400 photovoltaic projects (up to 499 kW).
    • Installations of more than 70 rainwater harvesting, solar thermal, photovoltaic, and solar pool heating projects.
    • Participation in exhibitions and coordination of sales team: EnVerdeSer Expo (2016, 2017, 2018); Owens Corning Sustainability Expo (2016); Tepotzotlan Environmental Expo (2017); Fraccionamiento Villas del Campo Neighborhood Home Fair, Toluca (2018); Sanofi Aventis World Earth Day Expo (2019).

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) - Faculty of Engineering (FI)

Assistant for Alejandra Castro, PhD; Social Servie

November 2015 – February 2017

Mexico City, Mexico

  • I did literature reviews for several projects, including the design of grease traps.
  • I helped organize student site visits to UNAM’s composting plant.
  • I collaborated in the design of the first biofuels laboratory at the School of Engineering. I participated in a project for the design and production of recicled concrete pavers for lower income neiborhoods in the Tlalpan municipality in Mexico City.