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UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling - with a strong focus on passive techniques low-energy and hybrid cooling that combines fans and air conditioners that consume …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Cooling Cambodia: Passive cooling and NDC 3.0 pathways to heat resilience
Cambodia stands on the frontlines of climate change. Rising temperatures are threatening livelihoods and national development, with extreme …
The Liveability Challenge (TLC) is powering up with a game-changing injection of over S$4 million in catalytic funding …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
With each passing year, hundreds of millions of Indians eye the approach of summer with trepidation. This year, …
All #cooling Press Releases
7 May 2025
14 October 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$8 trillion opportunity in sustainable cooling solutions for developing economies
24 August 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia sets path for climate-friendly cooling with National Cooling Action Plan
16 September 2022
21 March 2022
28 October 2020
20 October 2020
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