Marissa Bergman

Making inclusion count: Operationalising Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in energy planning for low- and middle-income countries

Marissa is a DPhil candidate at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, , where she researches inclusive energy development in low- and middle-income countries. Her work examines how exclusion is produced through energy planning , and how its lived and economic costs can be better understood and quantified. Her DPhil focuses on how energy systems can better reflect the needs, priorities, and vulnerabilities of marginalised communities. Prior to academia, Marissa spent nearly a decade in finance, specialising in commercial debt lending. She holds an MSc in Business and Sustainability from University College London and a BA in Environmental Studies from Brown University.

• Bergman, M., Hirmer, S., Tomei, J., Stockport, B. and Arhin, G. (2026) Beyond the tick-box: Barriers and solutions to inclusive infrastructure planning. Climate Compatible Growth.
• Daly, M., Pye, S., Trotter, P., Bataille, C., Akute, M., Bergman, M. et al. (2026) Addressing context-specific energy modelling risks and dynamics in low- and middle-income countries. Nature Energy, 11: 526–533.
• Bergman, M. et al. (2025) Guidelines for inclusive and equitable energy and transport modeling. iScience, 28: 113218.
• Fields, N., Leonard, A., Mutembei, M., Nganga, A., Martindale, L., Bergman, M., Kaoma, M., Howells, M. and Brown, E. (2025) Endogenous integration of qualitative factors into quantitative energy transition modelling for development. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 220: 115917.
• Perros, T. and Bergman, M. (2025) Current practices in results-based financing for energy access: A critical analysis of the available literature. Access to Energy Institute and Climate Compatible Growth.