buildings around the world today. Rising demand for space cooling is also putting enormous strain on electricity systems in many … cooling and the energy needed to provide it will continue to grow for decades to come. However, there is an enormous … opportunity to quickly influence the growth of cooling-related energy demand through policies to improve equipment efficiency …

The People’s Republic of China had the fastest growth in space cooling energy consumption worldwide in the last two … behaviour in buildings in China. It then looks at how cooling demand in buildings might evolve over the next decade to 2030 and … considers what China can do to ensure greater cooling comfort without parallel growth in energy consumption and related …

emissions. Currently, both space heating and cooling as well as hot water are estimated to account for roughly half of global … energy consumption in buildings. Energy-efficient and low/zero-carbon heating and cooling technologies for buildings have the … storage – are commercially available today. The Energy-Efficient Buildings: Heating and Cooling Equipment Roadmap sets out a …