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An online policy toolkit that guides and provides actionable policy options for promoting sustainability in the cooling sector.
Policy toolkit
The cooling sector, including Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Heat Pumps, is vital for comfort, food preservation, healthcare, data centers, and industrial processes.
The cooling technology uses thermodynamics to control temperature and humidity, and has become more crucial due to climate change, industrial development and urbanization.
Traditional technologies often use harmful refrigerants and consume much energy, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable cooling is essential to mitigate climate change and help the world adapt to the warming planet.
Achieving near-zero emissions by mid-century requires integrated policies in the cooling sector focusing on transitioning to climate-friendly refrigerants, energy efficiency, and passive cooling.
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Policy areas
Various policy instruments can be considered in developing and implementing a balanced and comprehensive strategy for an optimal and rapid transition of the cooling sector. To enable such a vision, policy options in this toolkit are mapped across the value chain of the cooling sector.
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