CHILLING PROSPECTS: TRACKING SUSTAINABLE COOLING FOR ALL

This 2019 report by Sustainable Energy for All provides a status update on global cooling access, quantifying the populations at risk and introducing a needs-based assessment tool to guide policymakers and financiers toward sustainable cooling solutions consistent with the Paris Agreement and the Kigali Amendment.

• As of 2019, approximately 1.05 billion people among the rural and urban poor remain at high risk due to a lack of access to cooling, a slight decrease from 1.1 billion in 2018.
• A significant population of 2.2 billion lower-middle income people are at risk of purchasing inefficient cooling devices due to price sensitivity and limited options, which threatens energy systems and increases greenhouse gas emissions.
• The distribution of high-risk populations is concentrated in Asia and Africa, with Asia accounting for 59% (614.8 million people) and Africa accounting for 35.2% (367.4 million people) of the high-risk total.
• Twelve African countries have more than 60% of their populations at high risk (Rural and Urban Poor), including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Djibuti, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Togo.
• Several countries have taken leadership in creating National Cooling Plans; China and India have already developed them, while Brazil, Bangladesh, and Nigeria are currently developing theirs.
• The report introduces the 'Cooling for All Needs Assessment,' a tool designed to help governments and NGOs measure cooling demand across three systemic areas: human comfort and safety, food and nutrition security/agriculture, and health services.
• While rural energy access has increased, particularly in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, this does not automatically guarantee cooling access, as simple fans require 'Tier 2' energy access.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2019). CHILLING PROSPECTS: TRACKING SUSTAINABLE COOLING FOR ALL. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-11/CP-2019-SEforALL-ES.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. CHILLING PROSPECTS: TRACKING SUSTAINABLE COOLING FOR ALL. 2019. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-11/CP-2019-SEforALL-ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2019chilling, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{CHILLING PROSPECTS: TRACKING SUSTAINABLE COOLING FOR ALL}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-11/CP-2019-SEforALL-ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }