COOLING FOR ALL

The 'Cooling for All' initiative, launched in 2017 by Sustainable Energy for All and supported by the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, seeks to integrate growing cooling demands into a clean energy transition. The initiative aims to align the Paris Climate Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. To achieve this, a Global Panel on Access to Cooling has been established to produce an evidence-based report by 2018 focusing on sustainable cooling for the poorest countries. The initiative highlights the risk of locking countries into high-carbon cooling pathways and the potential to avoid 1°C of global warming by combining HFC phase-downs with energy efficiency gains.

• There is a significant gap in funding and access to cooling, with over 1 billion people lacking energy access and only 0.04% of Overseas Development Assistance directed toward cooling solutions.
• Combining the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Kigali Amendment with energy efficiency improvements in cooling could double CO2-e savings and prevent up to 1°C of global warming.
• Global demand for cooling is rising rapidly, with an estimated 1.6 billion air-conditioning units expected to be installed by 2050, driven by urbanization, population growth, and rising incomes.
• The Global Panel on Access to Cooling identifies that sustainable cooling requires moving beyond a purely technology-focused approach to include a 'systems thinking' perspective, focusing specifically on cold chains, cities, and buildings.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2017). COOLING FOR ALL. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-05/Cooling-for-All_Overview_oct2017.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. COOLING FOR ALL. 2017. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-05/Cooling-for-All_Overview_oct2017.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2017cooling, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{COOLING FOR ALL}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-05/Cooling-for-All_Overview_oct2017.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }