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This chapter of the 'Chilling Prospects' report examines the enabling environment for sustainable cooling, specifically focusing on policy progress, financial flows, and the development of a community of practice.

The document describes the evolving landscape of the sustainable cooling community of practice, highlighting the growth of initiatives since the 2016 Kigali Amendment and the roles of various philanthropic, multilateral, and international organizations in coordinating advocacy, finance, and technical support.

This report section analyzes the middle-income population at risk due to a lack of access to sustainable cooling in 2022, focusing on high-impact countries. It details a global decline in this demographic, driven largely by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides regional and country-specific breakdowns of population shifts.

The document outlines the policy tracking approach used in the Chilling Prospects series to assess sustainable cooling progress in the 'Critical 9' countries. It details the goals of this tracking, the specific policy areas assessed, and the data sources used to evaluate regulatory, information, and incentive policies across various cooling technologies and needs.

The 2021 edition of the Chilling Prospects series tracks immediate vulnerability and health risks resulting from a lack of access to cooling across various populations and sectors.

This document introduces a needs-based approach to sustainable cooling, linking it to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and identifying three core cooling needs: food, nutrition and agriculture; health services; and human comfort and safety.

The document discusses the distribution of heat vulnerability, noting that risks from lack of sustainable cooling exist in middle-income and developed countries, while some populations within high-impact countries remain less exposed to extreme heat.