A comprehensive framework for action
The Pledge covers passive, nature-based, and active cooling solutions, providing countries and cities with a structured, flexible direction for developing inclusive and sustainable cooling strategies.
Why join
Peer learning and policy exchange
Engage with a cohort of countries and cities through the Intergovernmental Committee on Cooling (IGCC) to share lessons, policy tools, and case studies.
Access science and knowledge resources
Tap into cutting-edge research, tools, and guidance through Cool Coalition Working Groups, focused on themes like passive cooling, MEPS, data, urban heat adaptation and more.
Technical support for implementation
Access tailored assistance to integrate cooling into NDCs, NAPs, national or city plans.
Increased access to finance opportunities
Get support with identifying, accessing, and aligning with cooling-related funding (MDBs, bilateral donors, private sector).
Strategic alignment with key global goals
Participate in high-level forums and align national efforts with the Paris Agreement, Montreal Protocol and global goals on resilience, energy access, and other SDGs.
Who can join
Governments
It is essential for governments to carefully assess cooling needs and rethink how cooling can be provided, with policy, business models and finance to match.
Cities
Cities need to adapt to a changing climate, take action to reduce the demand for active cooling, and make active cooling cleaner and more efficient.
Non-state actors
Businesses, finance, academia, international organisations and civil society are all essential in supporting the commitments of the Pledge.
Contents
How to join
1. Review the commitments
Look through the Global Cooling Pledge commitments to check alignment with national, local or non-state priorities. The commitments are flexible and non-binding, and signatories can set their own priority actions and scale ambition over time.
2. Submit an application
Fill in and submit our application form indicating whether you are a national, sub-national or non-state supporter and designate a point of contact.
Fill in this application form
3. Contact
Once we receive your application, you will be added to the official list of signatories. We will then contact your designated point of contact to identify priority areas for implementation, capacity building, and further support.