With the improvement of people's living standards all over the world, the demand for cooling (both space cooling and … refrigeration) continues to grow. The increase in cooling-related energy consumption has a growing impact on global climate change …. The importance of improving the energy efficiency of cooling systems is increasing. This paper introduces a series of …

transportation and often heating are lagging behind. A strategy to propagate greenhouse gas emission reductions from the power sector …

Household consumption of coal and other dirty fuels for heating and cooking greatly contributes to air pollution both … outdoors and indoors. This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of household heating choice (dirty versus …). Half of the households (50%) use coal for heating. We find that the energy-poor (who comprise 66% of the population) are …

Lack of cooling and cold-chain access is a critical development challenge that has significant implications for people … cooling appliances will be sold every second by 2050, universal access to cooling is expected not to be a reality even at this … rate of growth, leaving poor and vulnerable populations to suffer the consequences. The global demand for cooling is …