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Some key takeaways from the COP28 climate summit
...me in the waning hours of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The final text, released on 13 December, avoided calling for the “phase out” of coal, oil and gas, as many nations had hoped. But it did ...
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Cool COP28: A call for ambitious and urgent action on cooling
...to be a hot topic at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), November 30, in Dubai. According to the COP28 President, Dr Sultan al Jaber, “We have a unique opportunity to deliver a significant collective response ...
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The Montreal Protocol pavilion at COP28
The Montreal Protocol pavilion at COP28 will offer a platform for the Montreal Protocol and the cooling community to enhance their visibility and promote climate action. The Ozone to Cool Zone pavilion intends to ca...
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IIR at COP28
For the first time, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change, to be held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from 30 November to 12 December 2023, has made refrigeration (cold chain for food and h...
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Road to COP28: Energy efficiency, the key to sustainable cooling in Africa
...rt” program promoting sustainable cooling. In the run-up to COP28, the IIR's monthly newsletter features the views of experts on sustainability in various areas of refrigeration. Francis Semporé, Executive Director of&nb...
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Global Cooling Pledge Assembly to advance sustainable cooling in Singapore
...cooling solutions and strengthen collaboration. Launched at COP28 in 2023, the Global Cooling Pledge unites about 75 countries and 70 non-state actors around an objective to reduce cooling-related emissions by 68% by 205...
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EPIC Deploy Opens Cooling Technology Call in Five Countries
...orts implementation of the Global Cooling Pledge adopted at COP28 and reinforced through G7 and UN frameworks. Data presented during the launch webinar indicated that 1.1 billion people lack adequate access to cooling se...
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IOR honours award winners and launches Industry Skills Alliance
...rage temperatures to minus 15 degrees that was presented at COP28 in Dubai. Jake Locke of the University of Warwick received the Ted Perry Memorial Award for Student Research for “Investigation of salt mixtures for resor...
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Africa urged to act on sustainable cooling access amid rising heat risks
...support these goals. The Global Cooling Pledge, launched at COP28, includes commitments from over 71 countries—among them Kenya and Nigeria—to cut cooling-related emissions by 68% by 2050 and double the efficiency of new...
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UNEP U4E meeting in Paris highlights global progress on energy efficiency
...ate action, referencing recent commitments from the G20 and COP28 under the Global Energy Efficiency Pledge for 2030 and findings from the IEA’s latest report. U4E Programme Managers Brian Holuj and Patrick Blake highlig...
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72 countries endorse Belém Communiqué to combat extreme heat through sustainable cooling
...ooling efforts. The Global Cooling Pledge—first launched at COP28—sets a collective target to cut cooling-related emissions by 68% by 2050. Heatwaves were highlighted as the deadliest climate hazard. UNEP’s Global Coolin...
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SEforALL joins African Energy Efficiency Alliance to advance continent-wide initiatives
...ate Summit 2 on 9 September 2025 and aligns with the global COP28 Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge. AEEA, launched by the African Energy Commission (AFREC) at COP29, serves as a regional platform to support energy...