India becomes first nation to have 'Cooling Action Plan'
India is one of the first countries in the world to develop a comprehensive Cooling Action plan which has a long term vision to address the cooling requirement across sectors and lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand.Cooling requirement is cross sectoral and an essential part for economic growth and is required across different sectors of the economy such as residential and commercial building, cold-chain, refrigerator, transport and industries
Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Dr.Harsh Vardhan released the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) on 8th March, 2019 in New Delhi, the Environment Minister said that the thrust of the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) is to look for synergies in actions for securing both environment and socio-economic benefits. ''The overarching goal of ICAP is to provide sustainable cooling and thermal comfort for all while securing environment and socio-economic benefits for the society.This will also help in reducing both direct and indirect emissions."said Dr Vardhan.
The minister further Stated that the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) provides an integrated vision towards Cooling across sectors encompassesing inter alia reduction of cooling demand, refrigerator transition, enhancing energy efficiency and better technology option with a 20 year horizon.
The Indian Cooling Action seeks to
(1) reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% by 2037-38,
(2) reduce refrigerator demand by 25% to 30% by 2037-38,
(3) reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2037-38,
(4) recognize "Cooling and related areas" as a thrust area of research under national S&T programme,
(5) training and certification of 100,000 servicing sector technician by 2022-23, synergizing with Skill India Mission.These actions will have significant climate benefits.
The following benefits would accrue to the society over and above the environmental benefits : (1)Thermal comfort for all - provision for cooling for EWS and LIG housing,
(2) Sustainable Cooling low GHG emissions related to cooling,
(3) Doubling Farmers income better cold chain infrastructure- better value of produce to framers,less wastage of produce,
(4)Skilled workforce for better livelihood and environmental protection,
(5)Make in India - domestic manufacturering of air -Conditioning and related cooling equipments,
(6) Robust R&D on alternative cooling technology to provide push to innovation in the cooling sector.
Cooling is also linked to human health and productivity.Linkage of Cooling with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are well acknowledged.The cross-sectoral nature of cooling and it's use in development of cooling and it's use in development of economy makes provision for cooling an important developmental necessity.The development of ICAP has been a multi- stakeholder inclusive process encompassing different Government Ministries / Department /organization, industry and Industry Association, think tanks, Academic and R & D institutions.
Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Dr.Harsh Vardhan released the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) on 8th March, 2019 in New Delhi, the Environment Minister said that the thrust of the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) is to look for synergies in actions for securing both environment and socio-economic benefits. ''The overarching goal of ICAP is to provide sustainable cooling and thermal comfort for all while securing environment and socio-economic benefits for the society.This will also help in reducing both direct and indirect emissions."said Dr Vardhan.
The minister further Stated that the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) provides an integrated vision towards Cooling across sectors encompassesing inter alia reduction of cooling demand, refrigerator transition, enhancing energy efficiency and better technology option with a 20 year horizon.
The Indian Cooling Action seeks to
(1) reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% by 2037-38,
(2) reduce refrigerator demand by 25% to 30% by 2037-38,
(3) reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2037-38,
(4) recognize "Cooling and related areas" as a thrust area of research under national S&T programme,
(5) training and certification of 100,000 servicing sector technician by 2022-23, synergizing with Skill India Mission.These actions will have significant climate benefits.
The following benefits would accrue to the society over and above the environmental benefits : (1)Thermal comfort for all - provision for cooling for EWS and LIG housing,
(2) Sustainable Cooling low GHG emissions related to cooling,
(3) Doubling Farmers income better cold chain infrastructure- better value of produce to framers,less wastage of produce,
(4)Skilled workforce for better livelihood and environmental protection,
(5)Make in India - domestic manufacturering of air -Conditioning and related cooling equipments,
(6) Robust R&D on alternative cooling technology to provide push to innovation in the cooling sector.
Cooling is also linked to human health and productivity.Linkage of Cooling with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are well acknowledged.The cross-sectoral nature of cooling and it's use in development of cooling and it's use in development of economy makes provision for cooling an important developmental necessity.The development of ICAP has been a multi- stakeholder inclusive process encompassing different Government Ministries / Department /organization, industry and Industry Association, think tanks, Academic and R & D institutions.
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