Cooling and
Energy Efficiency
With rising temperatures and rapid urbanization, the need for cooling is growing in Indian cities. To help meet these challenges, NRDC India is advising stakeholders on optimizing refrigerant transitions in cooling equipment and strengthening appliance efficiency. NRDC India also provides expertise on passive cooling solutions such as cool roofs and better building design.
India has a long record of leadership under the Montreal Protocol - from their indispensable role in the negotiations that formed the Montreal Protocol in 1987 to, forging a path forward on the Kigali Amendment in 2016. Since then, the Indian government has been an outspoken champion of enhancing energy efficiency in cooling, alongside the HFC phasedown. In 2019, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change published a first-of-its-kind guiding document called the ‘India Cooling Action Plan’, which set several ambitious targets, including reducing refrigerant and cooling demand by about one-quarter in 2038.
Cooling & Efficiency Strategies
Conduct new analyses on HFC-phase down pathways for India, basis specific requests from stakeholders, to support India’s implementation of the Kigali Amendment & ICAP.
Advise organizations on building the business case for energy-efficient air conditioners through engagement with stakeholders and industry.
Advise stakeholders on evaluating the impacts of building energy code compliance and cool roofs implementation by analyzing energy savings and co-benefits to equitable public health and environment.
Energy Efficiency Publications
Cooling with Less Warming: Scenarios for Phasing Down Hydrofluorocarbons in India
Prior to 2023, Indian experts worked as consultants with NRDC, and their work was thus hosted on NRDC’s website
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