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Carolina Quijada

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Carolina Quijada is the co-founder of Youth and Climate Change, the first Panamanian NGO led by young people who address climate change issues and a Mechanical Engineer. She is a recipient of the 2022 Student Energy Fellowship program and Energy transition advocate by conviction.

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Carolina Quijada

#137most read in Energy

Carolina Quijada is the co-founder of Youth and Climate Change, the first Panamanian NGO led ...see more

Carolina Quijada
Jul 13 2022

Addressing the challenges of decarbonizing cooling in Panama

Illuminem Voices
Environmental Sustainability · Energy
Panama is a tropical country located in Central America, where the average temperature is 28 °C, although it can reach 32 °C in the city, with high percentages of humidity and where cooling and refrigeration makes up 53% of the final energy demand. That is more than 50% of the country's final energy production and yet, most of the energy transition debate in Panama has been focused on electricity. Why is air conditioning and refrigeration the blind spot of the energy transition in Panama?

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