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Cooling for health: rising temperatures disrupt sleep, health and productivity
According to the 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown and other related research, without adaption, rising temperatures represent a global public health crisis that could result in 546,000 deaths annually...
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Engineered atomic bonds help achieving improved cooling effect and durability in magnetic refrigeration
An international team of researchers led by the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, report a major advance in magnetocaloric materials,...
Scientists reveal that a faster HFC phase-down offers significant cost savings and environmental gains
An international group of scientists, including members of the IIR Cooling and Refrigeration Emissions and Energy data (CREED) Working Group, conducted a study showing that accelerating the global phase-down of...
USDA reports 8% increase in US refrigerated warehouse capacity in 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its biennial report on the country's refrigerated warehouse capacity for the year 2025, revealing a slight increase since 2023.
Scientists show how noise can drive refrigeration in quantum circuits
A team of researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, has experimentally tested a superconducting device which uses dephasing noise to power cooling at the quantum...
China’s cold chain policy drives 5% increase in cold storage capacity
According to China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP), China’s total cold storage capacity reached 277 million cubic meters in 2025, supported by several policies aiming at expanding the...
China: researchers uncover exceptional barocaloric effect enabled by dissolution of NH₄SCN
A team of researchers led by Prof. LI Bing from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have introduced barocaloric effect (BCE) at dissolution, a new refrigeration concept which...
Ozone-depleting chemicals detected by scientists in the atmosphere in 1951 – decades earlier than expected
An international team led by the University of Bremen, Germany, has uncovered evidence of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere as early as 1951. This finding pushes back the known...
Renewables power 26.7% of EU heating and cooling, thanks to biomass and heat pumps
According to Eurostat annual analysis, the share of renewable energy sources in heating and cooling in the EU has been increasing by 0.93 pp every year from 2021 to 2024.
United States: November 2025 heating and cooling equipment shipment data
AHRI provides monthly data on heating and cooling equipment shipped by US manufacturers in the US market. The data provided covers the two months prior to the month of release....
Ready-to-deploy technologies to decarbonise Europe’s refrigerated transport: up to 72% CO₂ savings and 90% reduction in air pollutants
Researchers of the Italian National Research Council, members of IIR D2 Commission (Refrigerated Transport), have estimated the number of refrigerated vehicles currently circulating in Europe and have assessed...
Faster, energy efficient cooling for trapped-ion quantum computing
A team of MIT researchers has implemented a much faster and more energy-efficient method for cooling trapped ions – which are a form of quantum bits, the basic units to process information in quantum computers....
World Energy Employment 2025: Skilled workers are needed to meet growing demand for energy jobs
According to IEA's 2025 World Energy Employment report, employment in the energy sector increased by 2.2% in 2024, exceeding the 1.3% average for the entire economy. With the growing employment demand in the...
Looking back on 2025: Focus on the new Parties to the Kigali Amendment
As 2025 closed, 9 new countries have become parties to the Kigali Amendment in 2025, now binding for 171 countries across the world, setting an auspicious environment for the amendment to match...
LNG-fuelled ships continue to lead despite 47 % decrease in alternative maritime fuels market
According to the maritime classification and consultancy company DNV, 2025 saw a 47 % year-on-year decrease in orders of alternative-fuelled ships, with LNG still leading the sector.
Fraunhofer ISE Study: Heat pumps achieve high seasonal performance in older buildings
A four-year research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has shown that heat pumps can provide efficient and low-carbon heating in existing homes, including older buildings that...
Thailand: refrigeration needs and energy saving measures for the dairy cold chain
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) released a comprehensive overview of operational stages, energy consumption patterns, and opportunities for efficiency improvement in Thailand’s...
Global Cooling Watch 2025: Implementing a sustainable pathway to zero-emission cooling
The 2nd edition of UNEP’s Global Cooling Watch Report – to which IIR’s Science and Technology Council contributed as reviewers and topical authors – presents how scaling passive cooling,...
United States: October 2025 heating and cooling equipment shipment data
AHRI provides monthly data on heating and cooling equipment shipped by US manufacturers in the US market. The data provided covers the two months prior to the month of release. Therefore, data for October 2025...
Malta joins global effort against climate change as 172nd country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
In December 2025, Malta ratified the Kigali Amendment which will enter into force in March 2026.
Azerbaijan joins global effort against climate change as 171st country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
This November, Azerbaijan ratified the Kigali Amendment which will enter into force in February 2026.
Recent ENOUGH project publication on food sector emissions provides objective comparison across EU countries, sector and emission scopes
A team of researchers from the ENOUGH consortium (London South Bank University – UK, CNR Construction Technology Institute – Italy, SINTEF Ocean – Norway, INRAE – France, IIR) recently published a comprehensive...
Renewables represent 87% of energy consumption in EU data centres
One third of EU data centres were surveyed by the European Commission as part of a technical report showing a strong commitment to using renewable energy, although further optimisation and investment efforts are...
World Energy Outlook 2025: electricity demand at the heart of global economy, driven by cooling
In the 2025 edition of its flagship report, the IEA predicts a 40% increase in peak electricity demand driven mainly by increased demand for cooling. Due to AI, electricity demand for data centres is expected to...
United States: September 2025 heating and cooling equipment shipment data
AHRI provides monthly data on heating and cooling equipment shipped by US manufacturers in the US market. The data provided covers the two months prior to the month of release. Therefore, data for September 2025...
Mauritania joins global effort against climate change as 170th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
This November, Mauritania ratified the Kigali Amendment which will enter into force in February 2026.
