MEET THE TEAM
Committed Against Climate Change
Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera
Climate Change Director, Chairman Area
Iberdrola
Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera, PhD on Applied Economics by the UAM (Spain) and MA on International Political Economy by Warwick University (UK). He is Director of Climate change at Iberdrola, President of the Spanish Association of Energy Economics, Vice President of the Spanish Green Growth Group, Member of the Board of Economics for Energy, Director of the Master on Energy Business by the Spanish Club of Energy and teacher of economics, energy and environment in several universities.
Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is a viable target which involves positive impacts for people, economy and businesses. Electricity solutions will be crucial to achieve zero emissions, mainly through energy efficiency improvements and the deployment of renewable energy.Gonzalo Sáenz - Iberdrola
We have the technologies to change energy models, companies are ready to invest, banks ready to finance... What we need are ambitious short, medium and long term targets, to remove existing barriers and strong policies to achieve those targets.Gonzalo Sáenz - Iberdrola
The fight against climate change requires alliances that bring in all the agents involved, paying attention to the most vulnerable groups, communities and sectors. We have to transform the whole economic system, and in particular the way in which we produce and use energy. The challenge is such that neither companies, nor governments nor civil society can move forward alone.Gonzalo Sáenz - Iberdrola