PNNL

Candelaria Bergero is an Earth and interdisciplinary scientist in the Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and is dedicated to advancing climate change mitigation through data-driven, human-centered, and policy-relevant research. With nine publications and over seven years of experience in human–Earth system modeling and climate policy analysis, Bergero bridges the gap between science and decision-making.

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• Languages English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (basic), Italian (basic)
• R (coding language)
• MATLAB
• Python
• FsQCA
• Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM)
• Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP)
• Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change (MAGICC)

• PhD, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
• MS, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine 
• MS, Environmental Sciences, Emory University
• BA, Political Science, Universidad Católica Argentina
• BA, International Relations, Universidad Católica Argentina

• National Science Foundation Grant for the Young Scientists Summer Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2024
• Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine, 2024
• Link Foundation Energy Fellowship, 2023–2025
• Emory University Delegation to COP24, Katowice, Poland, 2018

2025

Temperature implications of underdelivering carbon sequestration Candelaria Bergero, Elina Brutschin, Zebedee Nicholls, Matthew Gidden, Emily Gruber, Steven J. Davis In prep (2025) 

Modelling Canada’s Path to Net-Zero: Evaluating Policy Strategies for 2050 with GCAMCanada Diego V. Chiappori, Matthew Binsted, Evan G.R. Davies, Candelaria Bergero, Tanner Stelmach, Muhmmad-Shahid Siddiqui, Osama Younis, Evan J. Arbuckle, Nick Macaluso Under review (2025)

2024

Carbon dioxide removal could perpetuate community-scale inequalities of U.S. air pollution in net-zero scenarios Candelaria Bergero, Jing Cheng, Qiang Zhang, Yang Ou, Haewon McJeon, Destenie Nock, Inês Azevedo, Steven J. Davis Under review (2024)

Biochar as a carbon dioxide removal strategy in integrated-run climate scenarios Candelaria Bergero, Marshall Wise, Patrick Lamers, Yong Wang, Maridee Weber Environmental Research Letters (2024)

2023

Deep decarbonization and U.S. biofuels production: a coordinated analysis with a detailed structural model and an integrated multisectoral model Laura Vimmerstedt, Swaroop Atnoorkar, Candelaria Bergero, Marshall Wise, Steve Peterson, Emily Newes, Daniel Inman Environmental Research Letters (2023)

Diverse carbon dioxide removal approaches could reduce impacts on the energy– water–land system Jay Fuhrman, Candelaria Bergero, Maridee Weber, Seth Monteith, Frances M. Wang, Andres F. Clarens, Scott C. Doney, William Skobe, Haewon McJeon Nature Climate Change (2023)

Pathways to net-zero emissions from aviation Candelaria Bergero, Greer Gosnell, Dolf Gielen, Seungwoo Kang, Morgan Bazilian, Steven Davis Nature Sustainability (2023)

2022

Integrated assessment modeling of Korea’s 2050 carbon neutrality technology pathways Hanwoong Kim, Haewon McJeon, Dawoon Jung, Hanju Lee, Candelaria Bergero, Jiyong Eom Energy and Climate Change (2022)

Technology, technology, technology: an integrated assessment of deep decarbonization pathways for the Canadian oil sands Candelaria Bergero, Matthew Binsted, Osama Younis, Evan G.R. Davies, Muhammad-Shahid Siddiqui, Rui Xing, Evan J. Arbuckle, Diego V. Chiappori, Jay Fuhrman, Haewon McJeon, Nick Macaluso Energy Strategy Reviews (2022) TEACHING, MENTORING & PUBLIC AFFAIRS GRANTS & AWARDS

2021

An integrated assessment of a low coal low nuclear future energy system for Taiwan Candelaria Bergero, Matthew Binsted, Chia-Wei Chao, Kuei-Tien Chou, Cheng-Cheng Wu, Yang Wei, Brinda Yarlagadda, Haewon C. McJeon Energy and Climate Change (2021)

All roads lead to Paris: the eight pathways to renewable energy target adoption Candelaria Bergero, Michael J. Rich, Eri Saikawa Energy Research & Social Science (2021)

Insights for Canadian electricity generation planning from an integrated assessment model: should we be more cautious about hydropower cost overruns? Evan J. Arbuckle, Matthew Binsted, Evan G.R. Davies, Diego V. Chiappori, Candelaria Bergero, Muhammad-Shahid Siddiqui, Christopher Roney, Haewon C. McJeon, Yuyu Zhou, Nick Macaluso Energy Policy (2021)