Danfoss joins 60+ governments in supporting Global Cooling Pledge

Danfoss, an business chief in vitality effectivity and local weather applied sciences have introduced its endorsement and help for the implementation of Global Cooling Pledge. Recognizing the necessity to act on cooling, Danfoss joined forces with over 60 governments and different main firms to endorse a worldwide pledge in help of sustainable cooling, launched at COP28 in Dubai.

Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India Region mentioned, “Energy demand for area cooling is predicted to develop threefold by 2050 if no measures are taken. Already area cooling represents 50% of vitality consumption in constructing operations and it is without doubt one of the main contributors of emissions. Implementation of Global Cooling Pledge will give a push to the collection of commitments by govts. to speed up emissions reductions from vitality use and refrigerants in the direction of close to zero emission cooling by 2050.”

Increasing temperatures, inhabitants development, urbanization and rising incomes are driving the elevated want for cooling. According to the primary ever Global Cooling Watch Report, launched at this 12 months’s COP28, cooling demand may triple by 2050. This would result in a doubling of greenhouse fuel emissions by 2050, which is equal to greater than the full annual greenhouse fuel emissions of the United States of America as we speak[1].

Jürgen Fischer, President, Danfoss Climate Solutions, mentioned, “Cooling is without doubt one of the largest societal alternatives of our time. It’s wanted all over the place to chill our meals, our buildings, and our vaccines. It brings well being, development, and meals safety for the world’s inhabitants. The commitments made by governments by the Global Cooling Pledge are a courageous step, however now we should see them take motion, implement the applied sciences available as we speak and unfold sustainable, vitality environment friendly and local weather pleasant cooling applied sciences across the globe. Action is required to restrict international warming to 1.5°C.”

District cooling: maintaining our cities cool with out heating up the planet
District cooling is without doubt one of the most promising and environment friendly methods to chill and decarbonize buildings. It sometimes saves as much as 50% of vitality in comparison with standard cooling systems1.

Anju Mary Kuruvilla, Director- Industry Affairs, Communication& Sustainability mentioned, “Innovation already exists, in the type of District Cooling options to extend vitality effectivity and using environmentally pleasant refrigerants to decarbonize the constructing sector, for creating comfy, wholesome indoor areas. This will offset the local weather change results. Global alliance of 60+ govts’ together with Danfoss and different main firms will contribute to the efforts for decreasing the carbon footprint.”

In most instances, chilled water is provided from a central, electrically powered chiller and circulated to buildings by pipelines. Thermal storage alternatives in district cooling networks allow shifting cold-water manufacturing away from peak hours and adapting to variable renewable energies. Centralized vegetation assist professionalize refrigerant administration and help the transfer in the direction of extra local weather pleasant refrigerants. From an city planning perspective, warmth islands, noise and area necessities may be averted.

Building a sustainable and secure chilly chain for well being and a greater future

Similar developments are anticipated for chilly chain and refrigeration purposes as electrical energy use is ready to develop considerably with the much-needed growth of the chilly chain to supply meals, medication, and vaccines for a rising inhabitants.

The excellent news is that close to zero emission cooling is feasible. Emissions in 2050 might be minimize by 97% with available know-how[2]: one third may already be achieved by compliance with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a very powerful driver to cut back refrigerant emissions, and state-of-the artwork vitality effectivity. The the rest might be reached by stepping up actions on vitality effectivity and refrigerants, decreasing the necessity for cooling and totally decarbonizing the grid.

End customers may save $1 trillion per 12 months by 2050 on account of decreased electrical energy use. Reduced peak hundreds on electrical energy networks would translate to a discount in peak electrical energy demand between 1.5 TW and a couple of TW, ensuing in $4 trillion to $5 trillion financial savings by 20501.

“Combining excessive vitality effectivity in cooling with the transition to extra environmentally pleasant refrigerants is a really highly effective method to cut back emissions and price. District cooling and the phase-out of refrigerants with a excessive influence on international warming are simply two examples of many that may make a significant distinction. Technologies and options to cut back cooling-related emissions are already in use all over the world, and I urge the leaders behind the Global Cooling Pledge to see them into motion. Seeing is believing,” says Fischer.

Andrea Voigt, Head of Global Public Affairs, Danfoss Climate Solutions, concludes: “There’s ample proof that insurance policies geared toward phasing down excessive international warming potential refrigerants mixed with measures to extend vitality effectivity will result in tangible outcomes. Training is one other essential, but typically uncared for success issue. At Danfoss we stay up for collaborating with our prospects and governments to create sustainable ecosystems starting from {hardware} and software program options to coaching and enough insurance policies that can make the vitality and refrigerant transition a hit for all.”