{"id":102951,"date":"2025-11-12T05:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102951"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:34:00","slug":"cop30-global-initiative-launches-to-help-cities-tackle-extreme-heat-and-promote-sustainable-cooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102951","title":{"rendered":"COP30: Global initiative launches to help cities tackle extreme heat and promote sustainable cooling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The implementation phase of the Global Mutir\u00e3o Against Extreme Heat \/ Beat the Heat has been launched by the COP30 Presidency and the Cool Coalition, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).<\/p>\n

The project aims to speed up the use of sustainable cooling and heat-resilience solutions in cities around the world. It turns the promises made in the Global Cooling Pledge into real action.<\/p>\n

So far, 185 cities have joined the Global Mutir\u00e3o Against Extreme Heat \/ Beat the Heat, and 72 countries have supported the Global Cooling Pledge. <\/p>\n

This pledge aims to cut cooling-related emissions by 68% by 2050.<\/p>\n

On June 18, 2025, the Global Climate Mutir\u00e3o (a global collective effort) was presented at the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies Conference in Bonn, Germany. It highlighted the important role of local communities in putting climate solutions into practice and making sure the transition is fair and inclusive.<\/p>\n

According to COP30 CEO Ana Toni, the Global Mutir\u00e3o Against Extreme Heat \/ Beat the Heat is one of the best ways to show what is being achieved at the conference.<\/p>\n

Ana explained that people easily understand the problem of heat because they feel it in their daily lives. The initiative connects with people on a personal level, helping them understand why it is important to support international climate agreements and the coalitions formed around them. \u201cPeople are feeling the heat everywhere,\u201d she emphasised.<\/p>\n

Ana also said that this global effort is a good example of how the world can come together for a shared goal. She added that, through training, local action, and innovation, mayors and the private sector can help make the initiative a success, with technology playing a key role.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we truly succeed in expanding this Mutir\u00e3o, we will see how many more cities will be part of Beat the Heat by the end of COP30,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to a new UNEP report, global demand for cooling is expected to triple by 2050, which could make climate change worse and put pressure on power systems.<\/p>\n

The report also says that following a sustainable cooling pathway could cut cooling-related emissions by 64% by 2050, protect 3 billion people from extreme heat, and save up to USD 43 trillion in electricity and infrastructure costs.<\/p>\n

Published by the Cool Coalition and led by UNEP, the report is the most complete study so far on the world\u2019s rising need for cooling and the urgent need for eco-friendly solutions.<\/p>\n

The Sustainable Cooling Pathway aims to provide access to cooling and refrigeration, stronger buildings, and greener urban spaces for everyone \u2014 including vulnerable and low-income groups such as small farmers, women, and the elderly \u2014 without making the climate crisis worse.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, pointed out that about 20 million children and teenagers in Brazil go to schools that are not adapted to high temperatures and do not have air conditioning.<\/p>\n

She emphasized the need to put in place a set of actions to deal with extreme heat through three connected areas: mitigation, adaptation, and transformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mitigation agenda addresses the root cause of extreme heat. The adaptation agenda recognizes that, since it is already happening, we must develop synergistic and sustainable ways to respond. Finally, the transformation agenda represents a longer-term, structural process that will allow us to resolve \u2014 or at least seek to resolve \u2014 the problem,\u201d the minister emphasized.<\/p>\n

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen said that under the Global Cooling Pledge, 72 countries are already working together to cut cooling-related emissions by more than 60% by 2050 while also improving access to sustainable cooling.<\/p>\n

Inger explained that meeting these goals is very important because extreme heat is a clear warning of a climate crisis. She added that extreme heat is already deadly, causing around half a million deaths every year, and that the situation is likely to get worse if action is not taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccess to cooling must be treated as essential infrastructure \u2014 just like water, energy, and sanitation \u2014 because cooling saves lives and keeps economies, schools, and hospitals running,\u201d said the Executive Director.<\/p>\n

Extreme heat is already one of the main results of the climate crisis and one of the biggest challenges for cities around the world.<\/p>\n

Representatives from several cities said that the growth of urban areas has made these problems worse, leading to risks such as people being forced to move and an increase in informal housing.<\/p>\n

Others stressed that it is impossible to fight the climate crisis without social justice \u2014 and the other way around.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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