Global Cooling Pledge Working Meeting took place on November 13, 2024, aiming to address the urgent need for sustainable cooling solutions amidst rising global temperatures. The event was led by the COP28 Presidency of the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with the ...

global effort to address climate challenges through sustainable cooling solutions. Building on the momentum of the Global Cooling Pledge launched at COP28, over 30 countries, along with intergovernmental organizations and civil society, reaffirmed their commitment to reducing cooling-related emissions while ensuring equitable access to life-saving cooling solutions. The Ministerial ...

Global Cooling Pledge" convened world leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss urgent measures needed to address the growing impacts of extreme heat. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, global temperatures intensify, leading to severe health,...

Global Cooling Pledge. Organized by the COP28 Presidency, United Nations Environment Programme, and Cool Coalition, this invite-only event underscores the urgent need for low-carbon cooling solutions amidst the backdrop of 2023's record-breaking heat. The roundtable ...

Global Cooling Pledge is a joint initiative of the United Arab Emirates, host of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), and the UNEP-led Cool Coalition. Over 60 countries have endorsed the Global Cooling Pledge, therefore committing to joining collaborative ...

global action and an increased ambition on cooling. As part of this they showed strong support for the Global Cooling Pledge which aims to coordinate international action on sustainable cooling as we head towards COP28. COP28 president designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber called on all countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge, which seeks to expand the availability of cooling ...

cooling sector which is beyond the country commitments of the Kigali Amendments. C4 II supports its partner countries with their COP 28 Global Cooling Pledges through comprehensive commitments that address direct emissions from refrigerants and indirect emissions from energy use ensuring the transparent assessment and adoption of climate-friendly alternatives in various RAC subsectors.

cooling services and technologies, a push that comes with 2023 poised to become the hottest year on record . The Global Cooling Pledge, led by COP28 host the United Arab Emirates, is designed to make things like air conditioners, deep freezers and heat-dissipating homes more affordable, especially in developing countries, while reining in planet-warming emissions from the sprawling ...

cooling emissions. A key event will be the second Ministerial Roundtable, bringing together representatives from over 70 nations and 60 non-state actors to review progress on the Global Cooling Pledge. The meeting will introduce the newly formed Intergovernmental Committee on Cooling (IGCC), designed to strengthen collaboration and accountability. The Annual Global Cooling Pledge Progress Report 2025 will also be presented, aligning with countries’ ...

cooling are possible by 2050,” he said, “but only if governments and industries act decisively now.” From a national perspective, Hubert Nsoh Zan, Assistant Manager at the Ghana Energy Commission, discussed Ghana’s implementation of the Global Cooling Pledge, which aims to cut cooling-related emissions by 68% by 2050. He cited Ghana’s green public procurement initiative as a step toward market transformation. “Cooling policy must be mainstreamed across agencies, not left to a single sector,” ...