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

Author(s) : ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE), IEA

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

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,  further  warming  the  planet.  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.

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  • Original title: Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report:Benefits of cooling efficiency and the Kigali Amendment.
  • Record ID : 30027541
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Environment, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication: IEA (International Energy Agency)/PNUE (Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement) - Paris/Nairobi - France/Kenya
  • Publication date: 2020
  • ISBN: 978-92-807-3778-3
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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