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Summary
The UNEP Cool Coalition and BEE–UNEP District Cooling Hub, together with the Uttar Pradesh State Transformation Commission, held a high-level workshop on 3 July 2026 to examine pathways for accelerating district cooling adoption in the Indian state.
Government representatives, urban development authorities, planning agencies, infrastructure developers and multilateral organisations discussed integrating district cooling into future urban developments. The workshop addressed growing cooling demand linked to urbanisation and industrialisation, as well as energy efficiency, peak electricity demand and climate resilience.
Participants reviewed district cooling technologies and experiences from operational projects in India. Discussions covered centralised cooling networks, energy consumption, emissions, water use and the infrastructure and policy conditions needed to support deployment.
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