The International Workshop on Energy Efficient Cooling

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- 13 December 2019

New Delhi, India

On December 12–13, APUEA’s Head of Operations Peter Lundberg was invited to participate and speak during the International Workshop on Energy Efficient Cooling arranged by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), International Energy Agency (IEA), and the SEAD initiative. The focus of the workshop was to give the latest updates and engage discussions on efficient cooling and how to meet the rapidly growing demand for space cooling and cold chains in India through innovation, new technologies, business models, and policies. On December 12, during the efficient cooling session,

What types of policy measures can promote renewable solutions for heating and cooling in buildings and the industry, while also complementing energy efficiency measures?

What policy measures have proven effective in promoting renewable heating and cooling?

What are the specific needs of the industry for heat, and how can policies address this?

The session was moderated by Marit Brommer from the International Geothermal Organization and included the following panelists: Ute Collier from Practical Action, Thorsten Herdan from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Brent Hyde-Smith from ENGIE, and Aditi Sahni from Vivid Economics. The main conclusion from the session on how to increase the share of renewables in heating and cooling was the need to put a price on carbon emissions. This has been proven in other countries, for example, in Sweden, to be an effective measure to reduce carbon emissions in the heating sector. For cooling, more renewable electricity can effectively be introduced by utilizing district cooling systems.