Quirina Rodriguez Mendez

Scientist
Visiting Scientist
Rodriguez Mendez

Quirina Rodriguez Mendez is a visiting scientist at the Sustainable Carbon Management group. Quirina primarily focuses on the deployment of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) options at multiple scales, ranging from urban areas to global potentials. Her research also explores different methods to account for deep uncertainty and ambiguity in the decision-making processes supporting CDR’s uptake. She holds a PhD from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Department

Climate Economics and Policy - MCC Berlin

Working Group

Climate & Energy Policy
Sustainable Carbon Management

Contact

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Quirina.Rodriguez@pik-potsdam.de[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam

ORCID

0000-0003-0692-9710

Ulpiani, G., Rodriguez Mendez, Q., Todeschi, V. et al. Empirical insights into residual emissions in urban net-zero targets. Nat. Clim. Chang. 16, 1092–1101 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02691-0

Rodriguez Mendez, Quirina, Felix Creutzig, and Sabine Fuss. “Deep Uncertainty in Carbon Dioxide Removal Portfolios.” Environmental Research Letters, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adc613

Rodriguez Mendez, Quirina, Sabine Fuss, Sarah Lück, and Felix Creutzig. “Assessing Global Urban CO2 Removal.” Nature Cities, May 2, 2024, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00069-x.

Rodriguez Mendez, Quirina, Mark Workman, and Geoff Darch. “UK Net-Zero Policy Design – from Optimisation to Robustness.” Environmental Science & Policy 158 (August 1, 2024): 103804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103804.
Rodriguez Mendez, Quirina, Mark Workman, and Geoff Darch. “UK Net Zero Policy Design and Deep Uncertainty – The Need for an Alternative Approach.” Environmental Science & Policy 151 (January 1, 2024): 103619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103619.