Delfina Godfrid

Delfina is a Policy Analyst and Research Advisor to Nicholas Stern. She joined Grantham as a Research Assistant in 2023.
Background
Delfina specialises in climate policy. She graduated with Distinction from the MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation at LSE (dissertation on steel decarbonisation pathways) and achieved the highest overall performance in the MA in Economics and Law of Climate Change at FLACSO (dissertation on subnational energy transition plans).
Prior to the GRI, Delfina worked on climate policy across academic, civil society and governmental organisations, including advising the government of Argentina.
Research interests
- Climate finance
- Low-carbon transition and development
- Energy systems
- Climate risks
- Innovation and industrial decarbonisation.
Policy
Policy - 2025
This policy insight decodes the political and economic climate environment for 10 Latin American countries ahead of COP30. Read more

News
News - 2026
This article by Delfina Godfrid and Nicholas Stern make the case that sustainability, not the polluting growth models of the past, will define 21st-century development, and outline five critical roles for the state in driving the investment needed for this transition. Read more