How to meet cooling demand,while cutting emissions © 2023 United Nations Environment Programme ISBN:978-92-807-4106-3DOI: https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/44243 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit serviceswithout special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. TheUnited Nations Environment Programme would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses thispublication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or any other commercial purposewhatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. Applicationsfor such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to theDirector, 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 anycountry,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 NationsEnvironment Programme or the authors. The use of information from this document for publicity or advertising isnot permitted. Trademark names and symbols are used in an editorial fashion with no intention on infringement oftrademark or copyright laws. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theUnited Nations Environment Programme. We regret any errors or omissions that may have been unwittingly made. © Maps, photos and illustrations as specified Suggested citation:United Nations Environment Programme (2023).Global Cooling Watch 2023: Keeping it Chill:How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissions.Nairobi. www.unep.org Supported by: Acknowledgements Lead Authors The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and the Cool Coalition would like tothank the members of Cool Coalition SteeringCommittee and Technical Advisory Committee,the lead and contributing authors, the reviewers,and the Secretariat for their contribution to thepreparation of this report. Radhika Khosla (Associate Professor andResearch Director of the Oxford India Centrefor Sustainable Development, and PrincipalInvestigator, Future of Cooling Programme,University of Oxford, United Kingdom);Omar Abdelaziz (Assistant Professor, TheAmerican University in Cairo and Co-chair,Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heatpump Technical Options Committee to theMontreal Protocol, Egypt);Ray Gluckman (Gluckman Consulting andMember, Technical and Economic AssessmentPanel to the Montreal Protocol, United Kingdom);Lily Riahi (Global Coordinator, UNEP CoolCoalition, Thailand) Technical Advisory Committee Simon Benmarraze (International RenewableEnergy Agency [IRENA]), Patrick Blake (UNEP),Leo Joseph Blyth (World Bank Group),Iain Campbell (RMI), John Christensen (UNEPCopenhagen Climate Centre [UNEP-CCC]),James Curlin (Head, UNEP OzonAction),Brian Dean (Sustainable Energy for All Initiative[SEforAll]), Gabrielle Dreyfus (Institute forGovernance & 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 (InternationalEnergy Agency [IEA]), Brian Motherway (IEA),Toby Peters (University of Birmingham),Giorgia Pasqualetto (SEforAll), PipatPoopeerasupong (UNEP OzonAction),Mark Radka (UNEP), Lily Riahi (UNEP CoolCoalition), Rajan Rawal (CEPT University),Liazzat Rabbiosi (Ozone Secretariat, Nairobi,Kenya), Nihar Shah, (Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory [LBNL], United States of America),Axum Teferra (Clean Cooling Collaborative,United States of America) Coordinating Authors Shikha Bhasin (UNEP Cool Coalition, France);Ian McGavisk P.E. (UNEP Cool Coalition, UnitedStates of America) Lead Topical Authors Cold chain:Yosr Allouche (IIR, France);Monique Baha (IIR, France); Toby Peters (Universityof Birmingham, United Kingdom); Leyla Sayin(University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)Refrigerants:Gabrielle Dreyfus (IGSD, UnitedStates of America) Project Lead Lily Riahi (Coordinator UNEP, Cool Coalition) Market trend analysis:H. Ian McGavisk P.E.(UNEP Cool Coalition, United States of America)Cross-cutting:Johannes Heister (World BankGroup, United States of America)Finance:Issa Faye (International FinanceCorporation [IFC] United States of America);Alan Miller (IFC, United States of America);Camilo Mondragon-Velez (IFC, United States ofAmerica); Ian Crosby (IFC, Austria). Acknowledgements Topical Authors and Contributors Pompido Pujol (University of Barcelona