14:30 - 15:15
District Cooling: Delivering A Net-Zero Energy Future and Urban Heat Resilience
Convened by UNEP and the UNEP-led Cool Coalition and supported by Tabreed, this event will hear from national and subnational governments, industry and finance on their efforts and challenges to scale district cooling and key benefits, including emission reduction, climate and energy system resilience, and reduction of urban heat island. The panel will discuss how to accelerate uptake of district cooling in new markets in combination with passive cooling and heat-resilient urban design. This comprehensive approach to cooling is laid out through the commitments in the Global Cooling Pledge - one of the nine non-negotiated declarations, pledges, and charters that constitute key outcomes for the COP28 Presidential Action Agenda.
Panelists
- Mr. Jerome Malavelle, Coordinator, NDC Action programme, Global Climate Actions Unit, Energy & Climate Branch
- Shri. Abhay Bakre, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India
- Ms. Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, Senior Manager, Climate Business Dept, IFC
- Mr. Khalid Al Marzooqi, CEO Tabreed
- Mr. Sebastián Camilo Carranza Tovar, Director of Climate Change and Risk Management, Ministry of Environment, Govt. of Colombia
- Dr. Satish Kumar, President and Executive Director, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
- Mr. Rob Thornton, President, International District Energy Association (moderator)