Global Cooling Watch 2023Keeping it chillHow to meet cooling demand, while cutting emissions | UNEP | Keeping it chill: How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissions© 2023 United Nations Environment ProgrammeISBN: 978-92-807-4106-3DOI: https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/44243This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit services without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The United Nations Environment Programme would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Communication Division, United Nations Environment Programme, P. O. Box 30552, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.DisclaimersThe designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country,territory or city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of a commercial company or product in this document does not imply endorsement by the United Nations Environment Programme or the authors. The use of information from this document for publicity or advertising is not permitted. Trademark names and symbols are used in an editorial fashion with no intention on infringement of trademark or copyright laws. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Environment Programme. We regret any errors or omissions that may have been unwittingly made.© Maps, photos and illustrations as specifiedSuggested citation: United Nations Environment Programme (2023). Global Cooling Watch 2023: Keeping it Chill: How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissions. Nairobi.www.unep.orgSupported by:Financial support from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Denmark, CONCITO, and the Clean Cooling Collaborative, a philanthropic initiative of the Climateworks Foundation, to conduct the research on which this publication is based is gratefully acknowledged.MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARKAn initiative of ClimateWorks Foundation | UNEP | Keeping it chill: How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissionsiiiAcknowledgementsThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Cool Coalition would like to thank the members of Cool Coalition Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Committee, the lead and contributing authors, the reviewers, and the Secretariat for their contribution to the preparation of this report.Technical Advisory CommitteeSimon Benmarraze (International Renewable Energy Agency [IRENA]), Patrick Blake (UNEP), Leo Joseph Blyth (World Bank Group), Iain Campbell (RMI), John Christensen (UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre [UNEP-CCC]), James Curlin (Head, UNEP OzonAction), Brian Dean (Sustainable Energy for All Initiative [SEforAll]), Gabrielle Dreyfus (Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development – [IGSD]), Ayman Eltalouny (UNEP OzonAction), Ben Hartley (SEforAll), Joannes Heister (World Bank), Brian Holuj (UNEP), Ines Jacob (IRENA), Noah Horowitz (Clean Cooling Collaborative), Ankit Kalanki (RMI), Kevin Lane (International Energy Agency [IEA]), Brian Motherway (IEA), Toby Peters (University of Birmingham), Giorgia Pasqualetto (SEforAll), Pipat Poopeerasupong (UNEP OzonAction), Mark Radka (UNEP), Lily Riahi (UNEP Cool Coalition), Rajan Rawal (CEPT University), Liazzat Rabbiosi (Ozone Secretariat, Nairobi, Kenya), Nihar Shah, (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [LBNL], United States of America), Axum Teferra (Clean Cooling Collaborative, United States of America) Project LeadLily Riahi (Coordinator UNEP, Cool Coalition)Lead AuthorsRadhika Khosla (Associate Professor and Research Director of the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, and Principal Investigator, Future of Cooling Programme, University of Oxford, United Kingdom); Omar Abdelaziz (Assistant Professor, The American University in Cairo and Co-chair, Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heat pump Technical Options Committee to the Montreal Protocol, Egypt); Ray Gluckman (Gluckman Consulting and Member, Technical and Economic Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol, United Kingdom); Lily Riahi (Global Coordinator, UNEP Cool Coalition, Thailand)Coordinating AuthorsSh