Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report: Benefits of cooling efficiency and the Kigali Amendment

Anderson, S.O., Bandarra, E., Bhushan, C., Borgford-Parnell, N., Chen, Z., Christensen, J., Devotta, S., Lal Dhasan, M., Dreyfus, G.B., Dulac, J., Elassaad, B., Fahey, D.W., Gallagher, G., Gonzalez, M., Höglund-Isaksson, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7514-3135, Hu, J., Jiang, Y., Lane, K., Mangotra, K., Masson, N., et al. (2020). Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report: Benefits of cooling efficiency and the Kigali Amendment. United Nations Environment Programme - International Energy Agency

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Abstract

Cooling is needed to protect vulnerable populations from heatwaves, keep vaccines viable and food fresh, and workforces productive. It is essential for equity and development, especially as climate change raises global temperatures.

There are an estimated 3.6 billion cooling appliances in use globally today, and that number is growing by up to 10 devices every second. This growth is set to increase the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions dramatically.

Air conditioners are a double burden. In most cases, they use hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), extremely potent greenhouse gases, and require significant energy to run. Without policy intervention, direct and indirect emissions from air conditioning and refrigeration are projected to rise 90 per cent above 2017 levels by the year 2050.

This report lays out ways to resolve this dilemma by delivering efficient and climate friendly cooling for all – in particular by rapidly phasing down hydrofluorocarbons in the cooling sector and delivering cooling more efficiently through more efficient equipment and more efficient buildings.

Item Type:	Other
Research Programs:	Air Quality & Greenhouse Gases (AIR)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	20 Jul 2020 09:21
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:33
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/16574

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