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Knowledge Brief - Not Passing on Passive Cooling: How Philanthropy Can Help Accelerate Passive Cooling Solutions and Their Climate Benefits

While the widespread adoption of passive cooling solutions is a fundamental building block of the pathway to net-zero cooling for all, in spite of the multitude of passive designs and technologies available today, their implementation lags behind. Awareness, regulations and enabling frameworks need to be put in place to scale up their use in both developed and developing contexts.

On 4 March, on the occasion of a session organised with #ThisIsCool Webinar Series, experts met and discussed the newly published brief by the Cool Coalition, K-CEP, SEforALL and CEA Consulting on “Not Passing on Passive Cooling: How philanthropy can help accelerate the climate benefits”. Participants shared insights on how we to accelerate the deployment of passive cooling solutions globally, especially as part of a green recovery and the race to net-zero. Watch the recording of the event: