CHILLING PROSPECTS: TRACKING SUSTAINABLE COOLING FOR ALL

The report identifies that 1.05 billion people remain at high risk due to a lack of cooling access, while another 2.2 billion are at risk of adopting inefficient cooling technologies. It advocates for a shift from equipment-based projections to a needs-based assessment covering thermal comfort, food security, and medical cold chains. Key progress is noted in the development of National Cooling Plans in India, China, and Rwanda, alongside the launch of the Cool Coalition and innovative financing models like Cooling as a Service (CaaS).

• As of 2019, at least 3.2 billion people face cooling access challenges across 52 high-impact countries, with 1.05 billion people among the rural and urban poor remaining at high risk.
• India and China published national cooling plans in 2019; India's plan (ICAP) aims to reduce cooling demand by 20-25 percent and refrigerant demand by 25-30 percent by 2037-2038.
• The report introduces the 'Cooling for All Needs Assessment' to replace equipment-based projections, which are criticized for relying on unreliable unit stock data and pre-supposing technology solutions.
• Cooling is critical for health and food security: 19.4 million infants missed routine immunizations in 2018, including temperature-sensitive vaccines, and food loss and waste account for 8-10 percent of annual GHG emissions.
• The Global Cooling Prize seeks a residential cooling solution that is five times more efficient than current technologies at no more than two times the cost, potentially preventing up to 100 gigatons of CO2 emissions by 2050.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2019). CHILLING PROSPECTS: TRACKING SUSTAINABLE COOLING FOR ALL. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2019-11/CP-2019-SEforALL.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.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.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }