COP28 in the News

COP28 in the News, On Socials

COP28 and the District Cooling Summit were featured prominently in the news and on social media, including our posts below.

For additional news and information, we encourage you to visit the Cool Coalition and UNEP websites where you can access their social media feeds, as well as those of the participating organizations, including Empower, Danfoss, and Tabreed.

Check back here for the latest news and initiatives that have come out of COP28.

You can also search your social media feed using the following hashtags:
 
#COP28, #GlobalCoolingPledge , #ClimateActionNow, #ActOnCooling,#CoolCOP28, #SustainableCooling

In the News

World's carbon emissions could start to fall for first time in 2024

Published: 1/2/2024 5:11:28 PM
rfi Summary Climate experts are increasingly hopeful that 2024 could mark the beginning of a fall in emissions produced by the energy sector – a milestone the International Energy Agency (IEA) had earlier predicated would be met by the middle of this decade. The energy sector is to blame for about ...

‘Historic success’: John Kerry touts COP28 agreement

Published: 12/19/2023 5:26:35 PM
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In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels

Published: 12/13/2023 9:02:59 AM
New York Times Summary For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago to confront climate change, diplomats from nearly 200 countries approved a global pact that explicitly calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” like oil, gas and coal that are dangerously heating the ...

UN report proposes energy efficiency, other measures to slash cooling emissions up to 96% by 2050

Published: 12/12/2023 5:25:26 PM
Utility Dive Summary Measures that decrease the power consumption of cooling equipment could slash at least 60% of predicted 2050 emissions from cooling, according to a new report from the Cool Coalition, a group of more than 130 government, nonprofit and private-sector partners led by the United ...

Tabreed CEO on the future of sustainability and innovation in district cooling

Published: 12/12/2023 5:20:22 PM
Energy Connects Summary In an exclusive studio interview from COP28, Julian Walker sat down with Khalid Al Marzooqi, CEO of Tabreed, to talk about how the company is a world leader in district cooling and why it has a big focus on sustainability. Khalid explained how district cooling can help prevent ...

COP28: How cities can stay cool while cutting carbon emissions

Published: 12/12/2023 5:16:12 PM
Khaleej Times Summary District cooling is one of the best solutions to keep cities cool without heating the planet. The system typically saves up to 50 per cent of energy compared to conventional cooling systems, a subject-matter expert noted as COP28 wraps up in Dubai today. According to the UN ...

COP28 pledge to curb cooling emissions backed by 63 countries

Published: 12/5/2023 4:11:07 PM
Reuters Summary The United States, Canada and Kenya were among 63 countries to join a pledge on Tuesday to deeply cut cooling-related emissions at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai . The Global Cooling Pledge marks the world's first collective focus on climate-warming emissions ...

District Cooling Summit 2023 held at COP28

Published: 12/5/2023 9:30:16 AM
Empower Summary Rob Thornton: UAE is gaining international admiration for its sustainability programs Bin Shafar: We seek to elevate the district cooling industry to increase its contribution to reducing emissions As part of the activities of the 28th United Nations Climate Change ...

Taking the Sustainable Cooling Pledge at COP28

Published: 11/30/2023 4:36:18 PM
As the world continues to warm, sustainable cooling is one of the world’s top energy concerns, and a central theme of the COP28 meeting in Dubai. The COP28 Presidency is spearheading the Global Cooling Pledge at the annual international climate event. The pledge is voluntary, and its aim is to “raise ...

Social Media

Rob Thornton: COP28 Summary

Published: 12/8/2023 12:37:17 PM
I’m on the ground in Dubai for hashtag # COP28 where I moderated two panels on the benefits and potential of hashtag # DistrictCooling technologies. I first want to thank our host EMPOWER and their CEO Ahmad bin Shafar, a dedicated member of IDEA for over 20 ...

IDEA: Global Cooling Pledge

Published: 12/8/2023 12:36:10 PM
IDEA and many of our members are proud to support and endorse the Global Cooling Pledge. The hashtag # COP28 United Arab Emirates Presidency and the UN Environment Programme Cool Coalition are leading the pledge, and over 50 countries have already signed on. Many IDEA ...

IDEA: District Cooling: Delivering A Net-Zero Future and Urban Heat Resilience

Published: 12/8/2023 12:34:41 PM
As global temperatures continue to rise, cities are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which are made worse by the urban heat island effect. Keeping people cool is no longer an issue of comfort, but one of safety and public health, but it must be done in a way that doesn’t emit more ...

IDEA: District Cooling Summit

Published: 12/8/2023 12:33:31 PM
At hashtag # COP28 in Dubai today, and we are excited about today’s hashtag # DistrictCooling Summit that EMPOWER is hosting, and IDEA is organizing, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme At the summit, industry experts are diving into the development, ...

Mike Bloomberg: "Mayors Take Center Stage at COP28"

Published: 12/8/2023 12:24:38 PM
Mike Bloomberg At COP21 in 2015 — as national leaders from 196 countries signed on to the Paris Agreement — Mayor Anne Hidalgo and I brought mayors together on the sidelines of the climate talks to elevate the role of local climate action in the work to protect our planet. ...