🤝#COP30 is the #implementationCOP🤝 On 15 November, the UN Environment Programme #CoolCoalition and the Government of Italy launched 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 to identify market-ready #sustainablecooling technologies, demonstrate their impact through targeted pilots, and generate the evidence needed to inform policy and guide future investment. EPIC Deploy, together with the technical assistance facility 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, form the Enabling Pledge Implementation for Cooling #EPIC Facility to accelerate implementation of the #GlobalCoolingPledge, the world’s first collective commitment to reducing cooling-related emissions by 68% by 2050, while also expanding equitable access to cooling. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🔹H.E. Alessandro Guerri, Director General, Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Italy 🔹H.E. Adalberto Maluf, Vice Minister at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil 🔹Dr Mario Motta, Rector’s Delegate on Energy Transition, Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano di Milano 🔹Baccari Nafâa, Director General, National Agency for Energy Management, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Minds, Tunisia 🔹Simret Terefe, Environment and Climate Change Policy Lead, Ethiopia 🔹Hubert Zan, Lead Negotiator Mitigation and Energy Transition, Energy Commission 🔹Uboho Ekpo, Principal Scientific Officer, National Council on Climate Change, Nigeria 🔹Katsuyuki Sawai, Senior Executive Officer, Daikin Industries, Ltd. 🎙️𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 Hongpeng Lei, Chief of Mitigation Branch, UNEP Thanks to Italy's industrial leadership, EPIC Deploy will drive sustainable cooling technologies across up to 10 partner countries, including Brazil, Cambodia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco Nigeria, Tunisia, and Viet Nam. Initial focus will be placed on #coldchains, particularly for ports and centralized cooling systems in health facilities, with potential expansion to schools in a second phase. Find out more about the event➡️ https://lnkd.in/dA4MnPve Dive into EPIC➡️ https://lnkd.in/dURiccQ5 #GreenEconomy #ActOnCooling #EnergyEfficiency #ClimateAction #Agenda2030
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2dAs one of the first to be selected for the EPIC Deploy through Italy's support; Nigeria is certainly on the right path in translating its Global Cooling Pledge commitments into measurable impact. Thank you Cool Coalition team for an excellent coordination.