Cristina Albuquerque
Director, Global Electric Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Cristina is Director of Global Electric Mobility for WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and WRI Brasil. She works to manage and expand WRI’s portfolio of work on electrifying public transportation globally.
Previously, Cristina was Senior Urban Mobility Manager for WRI Brasil, working to transform the transport system in Brazil's cities to cleaner and more efficient means. This increases the quality of public service and reduces environmental impacts.
Cristina provides advice and support to cities designing and implementing low-carbon, high efficient transport solutions and policies, including electrification of the transport sector, transport demand management, new sustainable mobility, among others. Cristina is also one of the WRI representatives in the BRT Center of Excellence.
Cristina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a Master's degree in Transportation Systems from the same university. She also holds a Project Management Specialization at UFRGS.
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Air Quality
Visit ProjectAdvancing data-driven solutions for cleaner air, better health and a more stable climate
Part of CitiesTUMI E-Bus Mission
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectThis international coalition assists 20 cities in creating world-leading electric bus fleets and scaling e-bus adoption to hundreds more through city-to-city mentorship.
Part of CitiesAccelerating Electric Bus Adoption in Colombia
Visit ProjectWorking directly with mid-sized Colombian cities to provide technical assistance around procurement, financing, operations, social inclusion and more.
Part of CitiesElectric Mobility
Visit ProjectIncreasing access to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and optimizing to reduce emissions.
Part of CitiesQualiÔnibus – Quality Public Transport
Visit ProjectWRI Brasil developed the QualiÔnibus Program to support cities and operators in the process of continuous quality improvement with a focus on people.
Part of CitiesReimagining Public Transport
Visit ProjectAdvancing public transport as a climate and development solution through global engagement and innovations to improve quality of service, financing and technology.
Part of CitiesIntegrated Transport
Visit ProjectFostering multi-modal transport that connects people to opportunity and reduces emissions.
Part of CitiesElectrifying Kenya’s Two- and Three-Wheelers
Visit ProjectAccelerating the transition towards electric mobility while creating green jobs and industrial growth.
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