#cooling News
An experimental project in Pune, Bengaluru and Mumbai is bringing slum residents respite from extreme heat, and looks set for scaling.
Cities
Beating urban heat at scale
EB Studio
Climate change is making cities hotter. Air-conditioning will make things worse. Is district cooling the sustainable alternative to bringing temperatures down?
India has committed to generating 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030. Solar, wind and hydropower combined with batteries are the future, but researchers say more ambitious goals are needed.
Carbon & Climate
Global warming makes more heatwaves inevitable for East Asia
The heatwaves China has suffered this summer will become more frequent and deadly, finds research from Pusan National University, but mitigation avenues remain open.
Carbon & Climate
State of the climate: 2022 on track for a summer of extreme heat
#cooling Opinion
As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.
As the world warms, heat stress will harm economic productivity and worsen inequality across Asia. ADB should play a more active role in stimulating green cooling innovation, writes Sindra Sharma-Khushal of climate change think tank E3G.
Carbon & Climate
Climate-friendly cooling can slow global warming
As global temperatures rise and demand for air conditioning and refrigeration soars, all countries must adopt common-sense initiatives to make cooling more efficient, less emissions-intensive, and more affordable for consumers.
