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T1 Global Cooling Pledge for COP28
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Cool Coalition, 
A1 COP28 Presidency, 
K1 cooling
K1 pledging conference
K1 energy efficiency
YR 2023
FD 2023-12
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44310
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44310
NO This document outlines a collective commitment announced at COP28 to accelerate sustainable cooling as both mitigation and adaptation, consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C and charting a pathway to net-zero emissions from cooling by 2050. Signatories aim to cut cooling-related emissions at least 68% below 2022 levels by 2050 and to advance affordable, reliable access by 2030. Core actions include ratifying the Kigali Amendment by 2024; publishing national cooling action plans by 2026; adopting building energy codes that embed passive cooling and efficiency by 2030; raising the global average efficiency of new air conditioners by 50% by 2030 from a 2022 installed baseline; establishing and enforcing minimum energy performance standards; prioritizing low-GWP, high-efficiency public procurement; improving refrigerant lifecycle management; investing in research and deployment; conducting annual progress reviews; and enabling subnational measures such as heat plans and expanded urban green and blue spaces.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026