publication category: Member publications

India’s household energy consumption patterns are changing rapidly. However, there is limited data and understanding of the ownership and usage patterns...

Rising demand for space-cooling and particularly the use of ACs has the potential of putting enormous strain on India’s power system...

The building sector is responsible for 39% of process-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, making net- or nearly-zero energy buildings pivotal for...

We propose that the Group of Twenty (G20) enhance voluntary collaboration on cooling. International cooperation for energy-efficient and sustainable cooling requires...

The unprecedented rise in cooling demand globally is a critical blind spot in sustainability debates. We examine cooling as a system...

The report is about the rapid assessment of the Indian city of Thane undertaken alongside four other district cooling rapid assessments...

The report summarizes the high-level national analysis undertaken as part of District Energy in Cities initiative of UNEP alongside five district...

Room air conditioners (RAC) account for up to 50% of off-grid peak load in major metropolitan areas of India. Cooling has...

Chillers are the key energy‐consuming piece of equipment in most large space cooling systems, account for more than 40% of total...

The objective of this study is to assess low carbon and costeffective solutions for achieving deep cuts in space-cooling requirement and...