The Clean Cooling Collaborative has received a $30 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott and Yield Giving to support its mission of expanding access to energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling solutions worldwide.
The organization aims to address the growing paradox in the cooling sector, where rising global temperatures increase the need for cooling technologies that are often energy-intensive and reliant on high global warming potential refrigerants. Without significant changes, cooling-related emissions could nearly double to an estimated 7.2 gigatons (GT) of CO2e per year by 2050.
With the new funding, the Clean Cooling Collaborative plans to advance its updated strategy, targeting the avoidance of 100 GT of cumulative CO2e emissions from the cooling sector by mid-century. Key initiatives include catalyzing global investment and collaboration, accelerating the adoption of both passive (such as reflective roofs and efficient building design) and mechanical (such as efficient air conditioners and fans) cooling solutions, and improving access to cooling for low-income urban communities.
“The need for clean cooling for all has never been greater, and this generous gift from MacKenzie Scott will help the Clean Cooling Collaborative go bigger and act bolder in the years ahead,” said Noah Horowitz, Senior Director of the Clean Cooling Collaborative. “When done right, clean cooling saves lives, cuts emissions, eases pressure on power grids and lowers energy costs, and strengthens community resilience.”
