Susana Ricaurte Email & Phone Number

Bogotá, Bogota, Co

Zeroca works as a carbon credit program aggregator, with a particular focus on the newly emergent premium compliance markets, notably through Paris Art. 6 ITMO transactions on the basis of existing and upcoming bilateral agreements. We support you through the carbon credit development, registration, validation and issuance stages, step by step.

Seoul, South Korea

International Consultant in Sustainability and Climate Change for Grutter Consulting - GC is the world’s leading firm in relating carbon finance with transport in more than 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe:- Development of Initiatives to Promote Electric Mobility in Central America and Dominican Republic". Contracted by CABEI (ongoing 2021).- Funding Proposal (FP) for submission to the Green Climate Fund: E-MOTION Program in Latin America for eight countries… Show more International Consultant in Sustainability and Climate Change for Grutter Consulting - GC is the world’s leading firm in relating carbon finance with transport in more than 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe:- Development of Initiatives to Promote Electric Mobility in Central America and Dominican Republic". Contracted by CABEI (ongoing 2021).- Funding Proposal (FP) for submission to the Green Climate Fund: E-MOTION Program in Latin America for eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru). Client:Agence Française de Développement (AFD).- FP for the Project Light Rail Transit San Jose, Costa Rica. Client: Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica. - Development of a Monitoring, Reporting, Verification System of Greenhouse Gases Emissionsfor transport sector in the GAM (Great Metropolitan Area of San Jose) for San Jose, Costa Rica. Cliente: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).Development Bank.- Identification and Assessment of Advanced-vehicle Technologies for Mass Transit in Quito.Cliente: IADB.- Colombia Market Readiness Proposal under Partner Market for Readiness (PMR). Client: World Bank. Show less

Latin America

Bellow are some companies and projects I have worked with:1. Ministry of Transport of Colombia: National Consultant in electric technologies. Projects with GIZ, World Bank, IADB, and WRI - UK Pact. Since 20212. Urban Renewal Company of Bogota (ERU): Environmental Consultant for Urban Planning Instruments (2022).3. CAF Latin American Development BankIndependent Consultant for CAF. CAF is a development bank created in 1970, owned by 19 countries - 17 of Latin America and the… Show more Bellow are some companies and projects I have worked with:1. Ministry of Transport of Colombia: National Consultant in electric technologies. Projects with GIZ, World Bank, IADB, and WRI - UK Pact. Since 20212. Urban Renewal Company of Bogota (ERU): Environmental Consultant for Urban Planning Instruments (2022).3. CAF Latin American Development BankIndependent Consultant for CAF. CAF is a development bank created in 1970, owned by 19 countries - 17 of Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal- as well as 13 private banks in the region:- Senior Consultant for the development of a Technical Document on Sustainable Transportation andUrban Development in intermediate cities. Contracted by CAF (2021) Show less

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Participated in the negotiation of credit agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank 70 million USD) , the World Bank (70 million USD) and the European Investment Bank (480 million USD).• Prepared and reviewed the technical documents required for the International Public Bid for contracting the concession and auditing for the construction and operation of the First Bogotá Metro Line, with an estimated total budget of USD 4.4 billion.• Led, planned, coordinated the… Show more • Participated in the negotiation of credit agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank 70 million USD) , the World Bank (70 million USD) and the European Investment Bank (480 million USD).• Prepared and reviewed the technical documents required for the International Public Bid for contracting the concession and auditing for the construction and operation of the First Bogotá Metro Line, with an estimated total budget of USD 4.4 billion.• Led, planned, coordinated the environmental component of the Bogotá Metro and the Integrated System Management of the Company, with the aim of consolidating a sustainable Transport System, in accordance with current regulations, national, local and institutional policies.• Led, planned and implemented the safeguards, policies, guides and environmental and safety standards and occupational health of the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank and European Bank of Investments, within the framework of the development of the PLMB. Likewise, coordinate technical missions with the BankMultilateral.• Led in the Bogota Metro Company the preparation of the First Metro Line Project (PLMB)to obtain financing resources from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Show less

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Estimate the environmental benefits of the implementation of the First Metro Line in Bogota, Colombia. Client: Empresa Metro de Bogota (2017).

Several Countries

• Managed Transport Projects that opt for international carbon markets. • Developed documents to be submitted to the international auditing bodies, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard). • Performed monitoring reports and provided technical support and assistance in project monitoring, verification, and issuance of CERs.• Supervised all local baseline and monitoring studies required for the project… Show more • Managed Transport Projects that opt for international carbon markets. • Developed documents to be submitted to the international auditing bodies, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard). • Performed monitoring reports and provided technical support and assistance in project monitoring, verification, and issuance of CERs.• Supervised all local baseline and monitoring studies required for the project development.• Capacity building and training of local partners on monitoring of the projects, data collection and QA/QC of data.• Managed, supervised, collected, controlled, and compiled the needed information to perform and achieve the Project Design Documents and Project Descriptions of 14 transportation projects successfully registered under United Nations Kyoto Protocol and VCS framework.• Led and formulated the monitoring reports of CDM projects. In total 13 successful issuances of Certified Emission Reductions were achieved. • Identified opportunities to potential clients in Latin America. • Conducted and coordinated projects in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, and South Africa.• Responsible for the following projects: VCS Metro Buenos Aires, Argentina (Subte); CDM Metro Mexico City Mexico (Metro Line 12); CDM BRT Mexico City Lines 2-13, Mexico (Metrobus); CDM BRT Insurgentes Mexico City, Mexico (Metrobús); CDM BRT Guadalajara, Mexico (Macrobús); CDM BRT Medellin, Colombia (Metroplus); CDM BRT Guatemala City, Guatemala (TransMetro); CDM BRT Barranquilla, Colombia (TransMetro); VCS BRT Joburg, South Africa (Rea Vaya); CDM Cable cars Medellin, Colombia (MetroCable), CDM BRT Estado de Mexico, Mexico (Mexibus); CDM BRT Pereira, Colombia (Megabus); CDM BRT Cali, (Mio); CDM BRT Bogota, Colombia (TransMilenio); and BRT Quito, Ecuador (Metrobus-Q). Show less

Colombia

• Managed, coordinated, implemented, and followed up agreements signed by Transmilenio S.A.; particularly the Nation – City of Bogota Funding Agreement of the TransMilenio System infrastructure, for an amount of US1.970 million dollars. • Analyzed, elaborated, and followed up the construction and maintenance costs of the Transmilenio System. • Executed reports upon request of the National Government and Multilateral Banks (CAF and World Bank). • Developed and implemented financial… Show more • Managed, coordinated, implemented, and followed up agreements signed by Transmilenio S.A.; particularly the Nation – City of Bogota Funding Agreement of the TransMilenio System infrastructure, for an amount of US1.970 million dollars. • Analyzed, elaborated, and followed up the construction and maintenance costs of the Transmilenio System. • Executed reports upon request of the National Government and Multilateral Banks (CAF and World Bank). • Developed and implemented financial models for the trunk corridors of the Transmilenio System. • Evaluated economic and social assessments of the Transmilenio System, including quantification of environmental benefits and costs. • Designed, assessed, and selected contractual schemes and financial structures and selection of the investment bank, with the objective of carrying out the structuring for the securitization and securities placement of non-committed future funds of the Agreement Nation-City of Bogota for Phase III funding of the TransMilenio System. • Formulated and updated the processes and procedures for the implementation of the Interinstitutional Agreement with Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano, thus achieving an optimization on its implementation.• Coordinated and collaborated in the registration of the TransMilenio Project, as the first global large-scale transport project registered in the United Nations as a Clean Development Mechanism project (CDM) that reduces Greenhouse Gases Emissions. Also, issuance of the first project’s certified emission reductions, corresponding to year 2006.• Headed and negotiated the Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement between Transmilenio S.A. and Corporación Andina de Fomento, as manager for the CDM Facility CAF- Netherlands, the sale of Greenhouse Gases Emissions reduction of the TransMilenio System.• Managed, coordinated, and monitored of the Investment Projects Bank of the entity. Show less

Colombia

• Performed Term of Reference (ToRs), technical proposals, reports, economic, financial and social assessments, econometric models, and statistics analysis for research projects.• Developed a prioritization model for the investments of the Water Utility Company of Bogota taking into account financial, social and economic efficiency criteria (by the use of the benefits transfer methodology). The model was applied to prioritize the investments up to 2015 for an amount of 14 billion Colombian… Show more • Performed Term of Reference (ToRs), technical proposals, reports, economic, financial and social assessments, econometric models, and statistics analysis for research projects.• Developed a prioritization model for the investments of the Water Utility Company of Bogota taking into account financial, social and economic efficiency criteria (by the use of the benefits transfer methodology). The model was applied to prioritize the investments up to 2015 for an amount of 14 billion Colombian pesos (7,000 MUSD).• Executed the study on improvement of micro-programming, formulation and monitoring of the local taxes budget in large Colombian cities, analyzing the structure of the local taxes; in particular, property, industry and commercial and gasoline taxes. Carried out statistic and econometric analysis of the associated variables with the taxation structure and charge by type of tax. Show less

Colombia

• Analyzed and evaluated the costs and tariff studies of the water and sewage utilities companies in Colombia. • Conducted studies of paid fees applied to public utilities companies with the methodology proposed by the Commission.• Achieved the Study on the Assets Replacement Value of Water and Sewage Utilities Companies.

Master, Joint Program - Natural Resources And Environmental Economics

Master, Natural Resources And Environmental Economics

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant (Graduated Program): - Natural Resources Economic. Instructor Professor of: - Microeconomics I.

Master, Civil Engineering. Environmental Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant for the following courses: - Sanitation Engineering. - Modeling of Water Quality..

Civil Engineer, Environmental

Teaching Assistant for the following courses (Undergraduate Program): - Materials for Civil Engineers - Sanitation Engineering