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Course Information
Title
Low-Carbon Cooling
Duration
1 hour 36 minutes
About the Course
This course examines some low-carbon cooling solutions, and highlights innovative policy and financial measures for enabling low-carbon cooling and investment.
It consists of 4 units:
Unit 1: The Need for Low-Carbon Cooling (by Alfredo Baño Leal, 11 minutes)
Unit 2: Solutions for Low-Carbon Cooling: Green Buildings and Green Bonds (by Dina Azhgaliyeva, 26 minutes)
Unit 3: Financing Low-Carbon Cooling (by Bo Shen, 34 minutes)
Unit 4: The Role of Government Policies (by Feng An, 25 minutes)
Learning Objectives
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Examine some solutions for low-carbon cooling
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Examine innovative policy measures for enabling low-carbon cooling and investment
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Better understand public and private sources of financing for low-carbon cooling
How to Complete this Course
- Watch 4 short video lessons
- Review open access reading materials
- Pass a multiple-choice test with a score of 8/10 or higher
- Answer 2 brief feedback questions
- Certificate issued upon completion of course requirements
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Reading list
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Forthcoming: Baño-Leal, A. Cooling Demand and Impact. In Low-Carbon Cooling, edited by B. Shen, D. Azhgaliyeva, A. Baño-Leal. Tokyo: ADBI.
- IEA. 2018. The Future of Cooling.
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Peters, T, and Sayin. L. 2022. The Cold Economy, ADBI Working Paper N1326. Tokyo: ADBI.
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Peters, T. 2018. A Cool World: Defining the Energy Conundrum of Cooling for All. Birmingham: University of Birmingham.
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Azhgaliyeva, D. and Z. Kapsalyamova. 2021. Policy Support in Promoting Green Bonds in Asia. ADBI Working Paper 1275. Tokyo: ADBI.
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Azhgaliyeva, D. and D. Rahut. 2022. Promoting Green Buildings: Barriers, Solutions, and Policies. ADBI Working Paper N1331. Tokyo: ADBI.
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Attwood, J. 2021. Decarbonizing cement and concrete. BloombergNEF.
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S&P Global. 2021. COP26: Five Developed Nations Commit to Support Low Carbon Steel, Cement Sectors.
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The Economist. 2021. How Cement May Yet Help Slow Global Warming.
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International Energy Agency (IEA). 2019. Material Efficiency in Clean Energy Transitions. Vienna: IEA.
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2020. Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP.
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Kapoor, A., E. Teo, D. Azhgaliyeva, and Y. Liu. 2020. The Viability of Green Bonds as a Financing Mechanism for Green Buildings in ASEAN. ADBI Working Paper 1186. Tokyo: ADBI.
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Azhgaliyeva, D., Kapoor, A. and Liu, Y., 2020. Green bonds for financing renewable energy and energy efficiency in South-East Asia: a review of policies. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 10(2), pp.113-140.
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Forthcoming: Shen, B., D. Azhgaliyeva, Y. Zhou, and J. Zhou. Financing Climate-Friendly Cooling Deployment at City Scale. In Low-Carbon Cooling, edited by B. Shen, D. Azhgaliyeva, A. Leal.
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Shen, B. et al. 2021. Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report. People’s Republic of China: Developing a Climate Friendly Cooling Sector through Market and Financing Innovation. Manila: ADB.
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Forthcoming. An, F., Y. Li, H. Wang, and B. Shen. Policy Solutions to Enable Climate-Friendly Cooling. In Low-Carbon Cooling, edited by B. Shen, D. Azhgaliyeva, A. Leal.
- IEA. 2020. Additional Efforts on Cooling Needed to Reduce Buildings-Related Emissions.