Cities are heating up at twice the global average, driving cooling demand and putting the 1.6 billion city residents who will face extreme heat by 2050 even more at risk.
Supported by data from the 2023 the Global Cooling Watch report, initiatives like the Global Cooling Pledge - adopted by 71 governments - have set global collective targets for governments, cities, international organizations, businesses, academia, and civil society groups, to reduce cooling-related emissions by 68% from today by 2050, increase access to sustainable cooling by 2030, and increase the global average efficiency of new air conditioners by 50%.
