Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
Cool Development Banks | |
Dileimy Orozco James Hawkins Sindra Sharma-Khushal | |
2020-09-30 | |
出版年 | 2020 |
国家 | 欧洲 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
英文摘要 | Beyond the energy sector, cooling is central to human health and prosperity. Cooling is also integral to a number of critical industries such as healthcare and the food system and it enables labour productivity and protection from extreme heat. Sustainable cooling can both mitigate global warming and help people adapt to its effects. In 2017, cooling accounted for 17% of global power consumption, with demand expected to triple by 2050. Without intervention, direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions from cooling are set to rise 90% by 2050. The fastest growth in cooling demand will be seen in the developing world, due to rising incomes, urbanisation and increasing temperatures from climate change. Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) will play an important role in the cooling sector as key providers of technical and financial assistance. DFIs are standard setters, with their support having long-lasting effects. However, in the developing world, cooling and particularly air-conditioning (AC), is often misperceived as a niche market or a luxury. For over one billion people, this ‘luxury’ is an unmet necessity, both in the face of rising temperatures and for economies to develop.
DFIs are starting to recognise this and are looking to integrate cooling into their work beyond the energy sector. Given cooling’s importance and potential impact, faster progress is needed. Mainstreaming cooling into DFI operations entails a rapid process of learning by doing. This can be made more efficient by pooling experience and know-how amongst DFIs as they share common barriers. There are already tools and networks to help accelerate this, starting with the consideration of the Kigali Amendment in their policies. Common barriers to progress include
Potential solutions to overcome these barriers.
Getting cooling right offers DFIs the opportunity to support countries to boost economic activity, sustainability, and resilience whilst meeting three international commitments – the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals and the Kigali Amendment. Read the full briefing, Cool Development Banks, here. Photo by Omar Chatriwala on Flickr. |
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来源平台 | E3G |
文献类型 | 科技报告 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/298126 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Dileimy Orozco James Hawkins Sindra Sharma-Khushal. Cool Development Banks,2020. |
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