Dr. Paola Andrea Yanguas Parra
Dr. Paola Andrea Yanguas Parra
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Team Sustainable Energy Systems
Technoparkstrasse 2
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate
Focus
- Sustainability Transitions
- International Climate Policy
- Just Transition
- Coal, Oil and Gas phase out
Experience
- Research Associate and Academic Coordinator TRAJECTS Centre
Technische Universität Berlin
02 / 2020 - 12 / 2023 - Decarbonization Strategies Team Lead
Climate Analytics gGmbH
04 / 2018 - 01 / 2020 - Climate Policy Analyst
Climate Analytics gGmbH
04 / 2015 - 03 / 2018 - Financial Analyst
Banco Agrario de Colombia
08 / 2013 - 07 / 2014
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Doctor of Economic Sciences (Dr.rec.oec)
Technische Universität Berlin
02 / 2020 - 01 / 2024 - Master in Public Policy (MPP) / Policy analysis
Hertie School of Governance
09 / 2014 - 06 / 2016 - Bachelor of Economics
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
02 / 2008 - 02 / 2013
Network
Membership of networks
- Transnational Centre for Just Transitions in Energy, Climate and Sustainability- TRAJECTS
- Coal Transitions Network
Social media
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Closing the supply-side gap: using a novel vulnerability index to identify the right policy mix for coal producing countries
- Exploring resilience in public services within marginalized communities during COVID-19: The case of coal mining regions in Colombia
- Perspective: How a short-term relapse to coal could put exporting countries and just transition processes at risk
- China’s Climate and Energy Policy Paradox Revisited – Domestic and International Implications of a Techno-Institutional Lock-In with Chinese Characteristics?
- A Global South perspective on stranded regions: insights from the decline of coal mining in Cesar, Colombia
- The death valley of coal – Modelling COVID-19 recovery scenarios for steam coal markets
- Incremental improvements of 2030 targets insufficient to achieve the Paris Agreement goals
- Ten key short-term sectoral benchmarks to limit warming to 1.5°C, Climate Policy